#TIMESUP: 25 Inspirational Quotes from Women Who Are Not Staying Silent

What a difference a year can make for women. 2017 kicked off with the Women’s Marchand — later that year — the #MeToo movement. Issues around sexual harassment in Hollywood was brought to the forefront in Hollywood. And just a day into 2018 300 powerful women in entertainment banded together to support #TimesUp, an initative to fight for equality for Hollywood and blue collar workers. As it states,

The message is clear that the clock has been ticking on the abuse of power and it’s time to take action. Below are 25 who are using their platform and voice to speak up on misrepresentation, oppression and marginalization.

1. Reese Witherspoon: “We have been siloed off from each other. We’re finally hearing each other, and seeing each other, and now locking arms in solidarity with each other, and in solidarity for every woman who doesn’t feel seen, to finally be heard.”
2. Viola Davis: “I see a lot of sexy women who are hard, cold, look like they have windswept hair and lip gloss and light makeup when they say it’s no makeup. I work out five days a week, and I’m still not a size 2. So I wanted to see a real woman on TV. I wanted to see who we are before we walk out the door in the morning and put on the mask of acceptability.”
3. Meryl Streep: “We need 40- to 50…