I am not a sexy woman, I'm not beautiful, I'm not a sex kitten, I don't flirt with people, yet I've been tagged more of sex symbol... →
Shirley Manson
Until we command the exact same salary as every male counterpart, I feel a political desire to stand by other women. If we don't stand together... →
It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate.
Pop music seems to be the way radio programming has chosen to support female artists. They have chosen not to support a more provocative voice from... →
I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving.
I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty.
When I was thin, I had no notion of what being fat is like. When I worked in a department store, I had sold clothes to women of most sizes, so I... →
Hilary Mantel
It follows that if you are not a mother you are not a grandmother. Your life has become unpunctuated, whereas the lives of other women around you... →
It's not just about young people - there are films being made that deal with women getting older. That's a huge bonus, and here in America... →
Lesley Manville
I think that distributors and marketing companies realise that there are a huge number of women over 40 who want to go the cinema and see films about... →