I have me brave women who are exploring the outer edge of human possibility, with no history to guide them, and with a courage to make themselves vulnerable that I find moving beyond words.
Gloria SteinemRead
There are six million female lives lost in the world every year simply because they are female.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote underscores the severe consequences of gender discrimination, highlighting the violence and inequality women face globally.
Gloria Steinem's poignant quote emphasizes the alarming statistic of six million women dying each year due to their gender, drawing attention to the systemic violence and injustices that women endure worldwide. It serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need for societal change and awareness regarding women's rights and safety, advocating for the recognition of women's lives as equally valuable and worthy of protection.
Themes
GenderEqualityViolenceWomen'S RightsDiscriminationInjustice
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech addressing gender violence, one might illustrate the urgency of the issue with this quote.
More from Gloria Steinem
All quotes βIf women are supposed to be less rational and more emotional at the beginning of our menstrual cycle when the female hormone is at its lowest level, then why isn't it logical to say that, in those few days, women behave the most like the way men behave all month long?
Gloria SteinemRead
Age brings a freedom. When you're young, you're much more subject to the idea of what feminine is or how you should look or how you should behave.
Gloria SteinemRead
All those chemicals that create empathy only work when you are in a room together.
Gloria SteinemRead
Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
Gloria SteinemRead
Obviously, there is much similarity among the challenges of transgender people and all women - from health care to harassment to discrimination in the workplace.
Gloria SteinemRead
Similar quotes
The fight against evil is long and difficult. It is essential to pray constantly and to be patient.
Pope FrancisRead
I am a Christian; God sent me to fight evil for my people. Jesus was a revolutionist; so am I.
Sun Yat-SenRead
Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity
Carl Von ClausewitzRead
Look how fears have presented themselves, so have supports and encouragements; yea, when I have started, even as it were at nothing else but my shadow, yet God, as being very tender of me, hath suffered me to be molested, but would with one Scripture or another, strengthen me against all; insomuch that I have often said, Were it awful, I could pray for greater trouble, for the greater comfort's sake.
John BunyanRead
One isn't born with courage. One develops it by doing small courageous things-in the way that if one sets out to pick up a 100-pound bag of rice, one would be advised to start with a five-pound bag, then 10 pounds, then 20 pounds, and so forth, until one builds up enough muscle to lift the 100-pound bag. It's the same way with courage. You do small courageous things that require some mental and spiritual exertion.
Maya AngelouRead
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.
Victor HugoRead