Quotes & Sayings About Feminism Emma Watson

I decided I was a feminist and this seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word. Apparently I am among the ranks of women whose expressions are seen as too strong, too aggressive, isolating, anti-men and, unattractive. — Emma Watson

When at 15, my girlfriends started dropping out of their beloved sports teams, because they didn't want to appear muscle-y, when at 18, my male friends were unable to express their feelings, I decided that I was a feminist. — Emma Watson

Feminism is not here to dictate to you. It's not prescriptive, it's not dogmatic. All we are here to do is give you a choice. If you want to run for President, you can. If you don't, that's wonderful, too. I'm lucky I was raised to believe that my opinion at the dinner table was valuable. My mum and I spoke as loudly as my brothers. — Emma Watson

People associate feminism with hate - with man hate - and that's really negative. I don't think that's what feminism is about at all - it's really positive. I think that's why women became reluctant to use the word. — Emma Watson

Everyone has a home but me. — Gloria Steinem

Don't write when you're angry and under deadline, with time to test it only on friends who know what you mean, not on strangers who don't. — Gloria Steinem

We don't often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that that they are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence. — Emma Watson

Men don't have the benefits of equality either. — Emma Watson

Mrs. Greene made me understand the parallels between race and caste
and how women's bodies were used to perpetuate both. Different prisons. Same key. — Gloria Steinem

The idea that women are 'our own worst enemies' forces us to admit that we don't have the power to be, even if we wanted too. — Gloria Steinem

For the record, feminism by definition is: 'The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.' — Emma Watson

Really I was open-minded about doing anything, but the one thing I didn't want to do was get myself into a corset, because I was worried I'd never get out again. — Emma Watson

Feminism is equality: politically; culturally; socially; economically. That's it, that simple. — Emma Watson

No country in the world can yet say they have achieved gender equality. — Emma Watson

BUT MY RECENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT FEMINISM HAS BECOME AN UNPOPULAR WORD. WOMEN ARE CHOOSING NOT TO IDENTIFY AS FEMINISTS. — Emma Watson

He is a good kisser. I can definitely vouch for that. — Emma Watson

As feminism has changed academia by enlarging what is taught, academia has sometimes changed feminism. — Gloria Steinem

You might be thinking who is this Harry Potter girl? And what is she doing up on stage at the UN. It's a good question and trust me I have been asking myself the same thing. I don't know if I am qualified to be here. All I know is that I care about this problem. And I want to make it better. — Emma Watson