"Men Explain Things to Me" Quotes
A collection of essays addressing the silencing of women's voices and the impact of mansplaining on women's experiences.
nonfiction | 130 pages | Published in 2014
Quotes
The woman is always the one who is told, she is the one who is explained to, while the man is the one who is explaining.
Violence doesn’t have a race, a class, a religion, or a nationality, but it does have a gender.
The battle with sexism is not over, and it will not be until we make a conscious, collective effort.
The entitlement and arrogance of privilege are stunning.
The voice of authority is a deep, sonorous voice.
The ability to listen is a fundamental quality for any kind of leadership.
Silence is never the answer, and it’s always a problem.
The world is full of men who are experts on feminism.
We have an abundance of rape and violence against women in this country and on this Earth, though it’s almost never treated as a civil rights or human rights issue, or a crisis, or even a pattern.
The endless effort to silence women.
