I'd make a comment at a meeting and nobody would even acknowledge me. Then some man would say the same thing and they'd all nod. Charlotte Bunch More Quotes by Charlotte Bunch More Quotes From Charlotte Bunch Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture. Charlotte Bunch against-violence domestic-violence racism Feminism is a transformational force, an individual and social force. It is a way of looking at the world-a questioning of power/domination issues, an affirmation of women's energy. Charlotte Bunch feminism women issues Feminism is an entire world view or gestalt, not just a laundry list of women's issues. Charlotte Bunch issues feminist views The state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger scale. Charlotte Bunch women risk dream Leadership is people taking the initiative, carrying things through, having ideas and the imagination to get something started, and exhibiting particular skills in different areas. Charlotte Bunch skills people ideas Our very strength as lesbians lies in the fact that we are outside of patriarchy; our existence challenges its life. Charlotte Bunch challenges lying facts If you think that you are where you are just because you worked hard, it is easy to become self-righteous and make classist moral judgments about others. Charlotte Bunch moral self thinking We have to start looking at the world through women's eyes' how are human rights, peace and development defined from the perspective of the lives of women? It's also important to look at the world from the perspective of the lives of diverse women, because there is not single women's view, any more than there is a single men's view. Charlotte Bunch women eye rights We need women leaders. But we need them to have a vision for something. Charlotte Bunch vision leadership needs There is no private domain of a person's life that is not political, and there is no political issue that is not ultimately personal. Charlotte Bunch issues politics political The beginning point at both conferences must be that everything is a woman's issue. That means racism in a woman's issue, just as is anti-Semitism, Palestinian homelessness, rural development, ecology, the persecution of lesbians, and the exploitative practices of global corporations. Charlotte Bunch issues practice mean There is no issue that is not a women's issue. Charlotte Bunch issues What is being called the UN 'gender architecture' is more like a shack. Women need a bigger global house if equality is ever to become a reality. Charlotte Bunch equality house reality America is like an unfaithful love who promises us more than we got. Charlotte Bunch unfaithful america promise As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a government's obligation, not just a good idea. Charlotte Bunch government rights ideas We know that priorities are amiss in the world when a man gets a military medal of honor for killing another man and a dishonorable discharge for loving one. Charlotte Bunch military justice men Whether there are innately female leadership styles... is not really the right question. It is more important to ask why there has been so little attention paid to women leaders over the years as well as why the styles of leading more often exhibited by women are particularly useful at this critical moment in history. Charlotte Bunch style leader years You Can't Kill the Spirit resonates with the voices and power of women around the globe who have refused to be either passive or violent but instead act firmly and imaginatively to oppose oppression in its many guises. A wonderful tonic for activists and a treasure for those who teach, these stories bring women's history to life. Charlotte Bunch treasure voice stories The full implications of feminism will evolve over time, as we organize, experiment, think, analyze, and revise our ideas and strategies in light of our experiences. No theory emerges in full detail overnight; the dominant theories of our day have expanded and changed over many decades. That it will take time should not discourage us. That we might fail to pursue our ideas - given the enormous need for them in society today - is unconscionable. Charlotte Bunch light ideas thinking People learn to lead because they care about something. Charlotte Bunch care leadership people
