I think there should be better child support laws to make it easier for those single moms to support their children so they don't have to go on welfare.
— Gloria Allred
I do believe that, under the law, under the Constitution of the United States, and under our public policy, that women deserve and should have a right to enjoy equal employment opportunity.
I'm pretty tough.
I'm proud that my clients are working to support themselves and those who depend on them.
I'm not an elected official who puts a finger in the wind to see what the majority thinks; I represent women, whether they're popular or not.
Women will no longer be silent when they suffer injustices against them.
People who are pierced should not be snickered at, should not become the object of ridicule, should not be singled out for special and uneven and unequal treatment. They should be respected just like everybody else.
There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That's their problem. It's not mine.
I was a single mother when my child was little.
Eventually I figured out there was something systematic in the way women are treated.
Fighting injustice keeps you young.
Well, let me just say - I mean, I'm not a person who's going to vote for any of the potential Republican nominees for the presidency of the United States.
As my father would have said, I went through the college of hard knocks.
I cannot take every case that people ask me to take.
Do feminists have a sense of humor? Yes.
There are endless new variations on how to hurt a woman physically, emotionally, financially, and socially.
There still is a war on women in terms of politicians in Washington and the state legislatures trying to eliminate any rights we have fought to win and that the Supreme Court has afforded us.
I actually feel most relaxed when I'm working.
I'm entitled to collect my fair share of community property without being called names.
When I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania I had a baby in one arm, a diploma in the other and I didn't know where I was going in life.
I'm not interested in dating. I like being with my own best friend, me. Certain women, particularly older women, cannot believe I like going to a social event by myself. But I do.
The more I know about men the more I like dogs.
Well, I like empowering my clients.
I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a victim rights attorney.
I have represented people in book deals.
Male privilege and entitlement are dying a very painful death; no one gives up power without a struggle.
It's not my fault if the media and the public are more interested in Tiger Woods than in women farm workers.
Because of my life experiences, I understand that I have an opportunity to help other women. I have the desire and the ability.
I have two grandchildren.
I could have had someone else take care of my child but I did it because that was my moral obligation and also it was a joy and I felt it was in the best interests of the child.
I have known some wonderful men.
It is very frightening to feel alone when you are standing against a rich and powerful person and all his attendant helpers.
