Women must begin to "save" themselves and their daughters before they "save" their husbands and their sons; before they "save" the whole world.
Phyllis CheslerSexual pleasure is not a sin. Nor is it a sacrament. It is your right as a human being to exercise as you see fit. It's amazing that I feel the need to say this, but, given our times, I do.
Phyllis CheslerWomen ... do not have to forsake the "wisdom of the heart" and become men. They need only transfer the primary force of their supportiveness to themselves and to each other but never to the point of self-sacrifice.
Phyllis CheslerWomen must convert their love for and reliance on strength and skill in others to a love for all manner of strength and skill in themselves
Phyllis CheslerShould or can there be a single standard of behavior for both sexes? Is there such a thing as a biologically rooted female culture that should remain separate from male culture, partly because it is different than or superior to male culture? Women must convert their love for and reliance on strength and skill in others to a love for all manner of strength and skill in themselves.
Phyllis Chesler