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Gloria Steinem on Women

1934–2026 United States

← All quotes by Gloria Steinem

7 quotes

Women may be the one group that grows more radical with age.

Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions (1983)

A man can be called assertive if he launches World War Three. A woman can be called assertive if she puts you on hold.

Any woman who chooses to behave like a full human being should be warned that the armies of the status quo will treat her as something of a dirty joke. That's their natural and first weapon. She will need her sisterhood.

I’ve only ever met one woman who actually was a prostitute of her own free will.

The Humanist interview (2012)

Regarding the idea that the women’s movement is white and middle class — a fair share of the country is white and middle class.

The Humanist interview (2012)

There were never that many women stand-up comics in the past because the power to make people laugh is also a power that gets people upset.

The Humanist interview (2012)

A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Gloria Steinem (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.