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“Walking down the street was like being tossed bombs. I fiddled with the wires, frantically defusing each one. Each time I was not sure which wire would cause it to detonate, tinkering while sweat ran down my forehead. Women are raised to work with dexterity, to keep their nimble fingers ready, their minds alert. It is her job to know how to handle the stream of bombs, how to kindly decline giving her number, how to move a hand from the button of her jeans, to turn down a drink. When a woman is assaulted, one of the first questions people ask is, Did you say no? This question assumes that the answer was always yes, and that it is her job to revoke the agreement. To defuse the bomb she was given.”
― Chanel Miller, Know My Name: A Memoir

“Women really only want three things: Equal pay. Respect. Pockets.”
― Alison Fragale, Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve

“When we get others to respect our value—which we can all do, regardless of our gender or any other characteristic—we have a much easier time getting what we want, including power. Even if you don’t want to be promoted or paid more, you still benefit from power.”
― Alison Fragale, Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve

“FOR, IN A WORLD FULL OF BARBIES, EVERY GIRL NEEDS A JOAN JETT.”
― Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music