Social media is not just another way to connect feminist and activist voices - it amplifies our messages as well.
Jessica ValentiOnce you get married, women are still implicitly expected to do the majority of the housework and take care of any future children.
Jessica ValentiMen take what women make and claim it as their own.Men donโt love childrenThey kill them in a heartbeat to hurt a woman
Jessica ValentiYes, the more successful you areโor the stronger, the more opinionatedโthe less you will be generally liked. All of a sudden people will think youโre too braggy, too loud, too something. But the trade-off is undoubtedly worth it. Power and authenticity are worth it.
Jessica ValentiSomething you hear a lot is that feminism dead. But if feminism is dead, why do people try so hard to kill it? Something just isn't making sense there. So I think when young women hear like, hey, someone's trying to get something over on me, you know, someone's trying to deliberately keep me away from a movement that could make my life better, I think that really resonates with them.
Jessica Valenti