Kim Chernin Quote

Whenever women have made any social gains, whether it's being accepted as athletes or moving into the professions, it's going to be contradicted with an image of woman as small, diminished, reduced, brought back to a childish body. The result is that a lot of extraordinary power is going to be diverted into making oneself smaller than one is meant to be.


The New York Times (11 April 1993)


Whenever women have made any social gains, whether it's being accepted as athletes or moving into the professions, it's going to be contradicted with ...

Whenever women have made any social gains, whether it's being accepted as athletes or moving into the professions, it's going to be contradicted with ...

Whenever women have made any social gains, whether it's being accepted as athletes or moving into the professions, it's going to be contradicted with ...

Whenever women have made any social gains, whether it's being accepted as athletes or moving into the professions, it's going to be contradicted with ...