biology is an interesting and fascinating subject, but she should never accept it as justification for any social norm. Because social norms are created by human beings, and there is no social norm that cannot be changed.

Feminism and femininity are not mutually exclusive.

be honest. And kind. And brave. Encourage her to speak her mind,

We teach girls to be likeable, to be nice, to be false.

Teach her to reject likeability. Her job is not to make herself likeable, her job is to be her full self, a self that is honest and aware of the equal humanity of other people.

A marriage can be happy or unhappy, but it is not an achievement.

the premise of chivalry is female weakness.

Language is the repository of our prejudices, our beliefs, our assumptions.

when there is true equality, resentment does not exist.