Patriarchy Stress Disorder Quotes

“Rest—the state of the feminine creative—is devalued as all things that have to do with feminine power.”
― Valerie Rein, Patriarchy Stress Disorder: The Invisible Inner Barrier to Women's Happiness and Fulfillment

“Women’s empowerment has gotten hijacked by the patriarchal overculture and became about giving a woman the “opportunity” to burn herself out by working harder and doing more while playing by the patriarchal rules. They used to burn us at the stake—now they just hand us the torches.”
― Valerie Rein, Patriarchy Stress Disorder: The Invisible Inner Barrier to Women's Happiness and Fulfillment