"Men need to understand, and women too, what feminism is really about." ― Annie Lennox Topic(s): Women Tags: understand More From Annie Lennox "Life expectancy in many parts of Africa can be something around the age of thirty five to thirty eight. I mean you’re very fortunate if you live to that age. In fact when I went to Uganda for the first time one of the things that occurred to me was that I saw very few elderly people." "We all fight over what the label ‘feminism’ means but for me it’s about empowerment. It’s not about being more powerful than men – it’s about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It’s about very basic things. It’s not a badge like a fashion item." "I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere… Being a human being is what truly counts. That’s where you’ll find me." More In Women "When I was a kid, I had two great guilty pleasures. One was horror movies and the other was martial arts movies."― M. Night Shyamalan "I’m for women choosing whatever they want to do but they have to really know what they are doing."― Alice Walker "In Hollywood, the women are all peaches. It makes one long for an apple occasionally."― W. Somerset Maugham