In the late '60s, people were saying we need power to, not power over. Power to do, accomplish, create, not power over other people.
Gloria SteinemThere are many ways of supporting gender equality, from something as simple as paid sick leave and flexible work hours to attributing an economic value to all care-giving, and making that amount tax deductible.
Gloria SteinemI've yet to be on a campus where most women weren't worrying about some aspect of combining marriage, children, and a career. I've yet to find one where many men were worrying about the same thing.
Gloria SteinemThere is a naive belief that injustice only had to be pointed out in order to be cured.
Gloria SteinemThere's really a shortage of good freelance writers. ... There are a lot of talented people who are very erratic, so either they don't turn it in or they turn it in and it's rotten; it's amazing. Somebody who's even maybe not all that terrific but who is dependable, who will turn in a publishable piece more or less on time, can really do very well.
Gloria Steinem