What we need to be able to do is count all human experience. So I would like to count the secretarial positions as good training places to take over the jobs of the bosses. Gloria Steinem bosscountexperience Change image and share on social
I didn't go to school a full year until I was 11 or 12, so I lived in books. I really was an observer of life. Gloria Steinem bookfulllife Change image and share on social
A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space. Gloria Steinem confinepedestalprison Change image and share on social
The AIDS crisis has brought us a consciousness of the immune system as the most important health-maintenance element, and a consciousness of how it is under attack. Gloria Steinem aidattackbring Change image and share on social
The abolition and suffrage movements progressed when united and were damaged by division; we should remember that. Gloria Steinem abolitiondamagedivision Change image and share on social
You know there is a person inside every baby, right? And anybody who has ever met a baby knows there is already a person in there. Gloria Steinem babyinsidemeet Change image and share on social
Rich cultures, patriarchal cultures, value thin women, like ours; poor ones value fat women. But all patriarchal cultures value weak women. So for women to become physically strong is very profound. Gloria Steinem culturefatpatriarchal Change image and share on social
What I've learned is that unless it's an emergency, like a fire or brain surgery, hierarchy is not necessary and may be damaging. If you have a hierarchy, you're repeating the strengths and weaknesses of one person without allowing for the accumulative strength of a group. Gloria Steinem accumulativeallowbrain share on social
Being misunderstood by people whose opinions you value is absolutely the most painful. Gloria Steinem absolutelymisunderstandopinion Change image and share on social
Most women's magazines simply try to mold women into bigger and better consumers. Gloria Steinem bigconsumermagazine Change image and share on social
