Quotes by : Colette Dowling

Once established, the young girl's dependency is systematically supported as she proceeds through childhood.....

The psychological need to avoid independence - the "wish to be saved" - seemed to me an important issue,....

Studies show that girls - especially smarter ones - have severe problems in the area of self-confid

Given our socialization into dependency, women are also poor risk takers. (...) We avoid new situations,....

Much of what is considered "good" in little girls is considered downright repulsive in little boys. Physical....

Women will not become free until they stop being afraid. We will not begin to experience real change....

(...) psychiatrists today recognize the contortionist's act that was required of women in an age when....

While we avoid taking credit for success, women leap at the opportunity to take responsibility for failure.....