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My fury is for every woman who’s been told by the church that God values her marriage more than her soul, her safety, her freedom.
Glennon Doyle • Love Warrior (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir
So much of our training as women tells us that we are objects of desire rather than desiring subjects. We know this. . . . As girls we were often expected to please others, and as women we fear being called selfish. We put others’ needs first, we stifle our own desires, or, worse, we forget we even have them. I’m talking here about sexual desires, ... See more
Anne Boyd • Am I Too Old to Change My Life?
Confusion of selflessness with inner poverty can be especially difficult for women. In our male-dominated culture, a woman can grow up feeling that she doesn’t really count, that she will not amount to much in this man’s world, that a woman’s fate and work is not of value. This powerful conditioning can lead to an identity riddled with depression,
... See moreJack Kornfield • A Path With Heart
Somos ensinadas que os homens são a chave para a felicidade e realização. Tememos que, sem o casamento heterossexual e a gravidez, não nos tornaremos pessoas importantes, ou “verdadeiramente” adultas.