The full implications of feminism will evolve over time, as we organize, experiment, think, analyze, and revise our ideas and strategies in light of our experiences. No theory emerges in full detail overnight; the dominant theories of our day have expanded and changed over many decades. That it will take time should not discourage us. That we might fail to pursue our ideas - given the enormous need for them in society today - is unconscionable.

Women have a lot to say about how to advance women's rights, and governments need to learn from that, listen to the movement and respond.

I'd make a comment at a meeting and nobody would even acknowledge me. Then some man would say the same thing and they'd all nod.

We do not need, and indeed never will have, all the answers before we act ... It is often through taking action that we can discover some of them.

Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.

People learn to lead because they care about something.

There is no private domain of a person's life that is not political, and there is no political issue that is not ultimately personal.