I have experienced jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse and violence from men, but I have also experienced jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse and violence from women, usually when I failed to respond to their advances. Julie Burchill on women
Women are repeatedly accused of taking things personally. I cannot see any other honest way of taking them. Marya Mannes on women
When did women whose looks are not their living start conducting themselves like the simpering inmates of an Ottoman empire seraglio? Julie Burchill on women
I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are nearly always seen as victims. Francesca Annis on women
Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance to help - because they grew as they served. Clayton Christensen on women
As a kid, I grew to define what I didn't want my life to be like by sitting behind moaning women on the bus, hearing them bang on about their aches and pains, both real and imagined. Julie Burchill on women
Thank God we're not like America. Everyone wants to look like they're 20. In Europe we admire grown-up women I think men revere older women. Francesca Annis on women
Women have no sympathy and my experience of women is almost as large as Europe. Florence Nightingale on women
Most women are wise to the fact that lots of men love a cat-fight, and thus go out of their way not to give them one. Julie Burchill on women
I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims. Francesca Annis on women
'Stress' was the catch-all every pamper-pedlar I spoke to used to explain why healthy women feel the need to be regularly patted, petted and preened into a state of babyish beatification. Julie Burchill on women
Make no mistake, most women are well aware that they've never had it so good when they enter a spa or salon, it is purely a hair/nails thing, a prelude to an evening of guilt-free fun. Julie Burchill on women
Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking. Bill Vaughan on women
Girls are infinitely more complicated than boys and women more than men. And there's no doubt about that. We just don't like to think about it. Certainly the men don't like to think about it. Maurice Sendak on women
These women whose antics we smirk at good-naturedly in the pap-traps put themselves out there at least partly on their beauty they are in showbiz, and showing what they've got is part of their business as much as it is for male show-ponies from the Chippendales to George Clooney. Julie Burchill on women
In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better wages, shorter working hours, etc., would not be doomed from the start because of the attitude of those women workers who are not organized. Clara Zetkin on women
No one knows 'men' as such, any more than anyone knows 'women,' and if they do generalise they're probably trying to hide their own ignorance. You might know one 'man,' yes, or even lots of individual 'men'. Julie Burchill on women
Most women are dissatisfied with their appearance - it's the stuff that fuels the beauty and fashion industries. Annie Lennox on women
Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a place where both men and women can embrace it. It is particularly important for women in developing countries. Annie Lennox on women
Women's issues have always been a part of my life. Annie Lennox on women