Disbelief is the first great silencer.
Laura Bates, Everyday Sexism.
“Women who lead, read”
“This is a battle that we will win. Because women are wittier, brighter, stronger and braver than a misogynistic and patriarchal world has given us credit for.”
“Just got called a slag by two guys sitting outside the University of York library. A slag for books?”
“Yes, for the love of God young women, come along learn your limits. Or, rather, know societys limits. How dare you think you have the right to go out wearing whatever you like how foolish and ign...”
“Tired of cold callers asking to speak to the 'man in the house', now I put them on to my 6-year old son... he sings them 'Sexy and I Know It'.”
“...this pattern of casual intrusion whereby women could be leered at, touched, harassed, and abused without a second though, was sexism: implicit, explicit, commonplace, and deep-rooted, pretty muc...”
“You can't beat women anyhow and that if you are wise or dislike trouble and uproar you don't even try to.”
“Gender mattered a whole lot less to Shakespeare than it seems to matter to us.”
“Look, girls. It is important to all of us that we win this game, right? Well, when it comes to athletics, boys are simply better suited than girls. Its a fact of nature that no one can change. Im s...”