Raewyn Connell

Social science should be about understanding the world from the perspective of the oppressed.

The personal is political, but the political is also deeply personal in shaping our identities.

Colonialism didn't just take land; it imposed a gender order that disrupted indigenous ways.

In a world of inequality, knowledge production must be democratized.

Masculinities are configurations of practice that are accomplished through social action.

The crisis of masculinity is really a crisis of gender relations in late modernity.

I have always believed that sociology should serve the cause of social justice.

Globalization intensifies gender inequalities while also creating spaces for resistance.

Theory from the South challenges the Eurocentric biases in social sciences.

Parenting is a key arena where gender is practiced and transformed.

The labor market is gendered, and that's no accident—it's a mechanism of power.

In my experience, the most profound changes come from grassroots movements.

Hegemony is not static; it's a process of negotiation and contestation.

We must decolonize not just the curriculum, but the very methods of inquiry.

Love and intimacy are shaped by the broader structures of gender and class.

Southern intellectuals bring a richness to theory that the North lacks.

Masculinity politics requires us to examine power relations within men as well as between men and women.

My work has been driven by a commitment to equality, not abstraction.

The body is a social construct, inscribed with relations of power.

In academia, the personal journey intersects with the political struggle.