Our very strength as lesbians lies in the fact that we are outside of patriarchy; our existence challenges its life. – Charlotte Bunch
Women have a lot to say about how to advance women’s rights, and governments need to learn from that, listen to the movement and respond. – Charlotte Bunch
As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a government’s obligation, not just a good idea. – Charlotte Bunch
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
Feminism is an entire world view or gestalt, not just a laundry list of women’s issues. – Charlotte Bunch
Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture. – Charlotte Bunch
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
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
