1,066 Quotes by Gloria Steinem

Think about the pressure to "pass" by lying about one's agethat familiar temptation to falsify a condition of one's birth oridentity and pretend to be part of a more favored group. Fair-skinned blacks invented "passing" as a term, Jews escaping anti-Semitism perfected the art, and the sexual closet continues the punishment, but pretending to be a younger age is probably the most encouraged form of "passing," with the least organized support for "coming out" as one's true generational self.

Men should think twice before making widowhood women's only path to power

women used to be elected only when their husbands died and they became widows. The men found this was too hard on them. That's why they've become feminists.

Happy or Unhappy, families are all mysterious.

Because we are communal creatures, if you're with people who think you're smart, you're smart, and if they think you're dumb, you're dumb.

I definitely think men can be leaders. I see an analogy in the case of what helped me think about racism, which was to find parallels with sexism. In other words, I don't think I was such a great ally until I got mad on my own behalf.

We're changing ourselves to fit the world instead of changing the world to fit women.

One thing is sure. Women and girls will have their first vision of a female network anchor who is an authority on her own. Since we learn by example, there's no telling where that iconic image may lead.

It's not that women are less corruptible than men are, it's that women have had less chance to become corrupt.