Billions of people are being left behind by economic growth. — Winnie Byanyima Being Copy Share Image
Having an economy that works for the 99% is achievable. — Winnie Byanyima Achievable Copy Share Image
I grew up thinking the most decent job to do was to fight injustice. — Winnie Byanyima Fight Copy Share Image
The proud fight against colonialism is one that should be consigned to history. — Winnie Byanyima Colonialism Copy Share Image
Progressive taxation can offset the effect of growing inequality. — Winnie Byanyima Inequality Copy Share Image
Wealth is used to entrench inequality, not to trickle down and solve it. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
I'm ready to do any kind of work, as long as it absorbs my passion for making a just world and equal… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
You are not going to lift everybody out of poverty through the kindness of wealthy people. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Investing in vital infrastructure will help to build more sustainable, equitable economies. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Oxfam believes that any global talks to reform tax rules must include all countries, including the poorest. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
By allowing super wealthy corporations and individuals to avoid paying their fair share of tax, tax havens are denying governments' revenue that… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Our economic system has enabled companies and individuals to use their power and influence to capture and retain an ever-increasing share of… — Winnie Byanyima Business Copy Share Image
Cutting down a forest for timber adds to GDP, but what we don't record is the loss to our wealth in terms… — Winnie Byanyima Forest Copy Share Image
The concentration of wealth in the hands of the few threatens the ability of ordinary people to raise their voices and have… — Winnie Byanyima Ability Copy Share Image
Global governance needs recalibrating so it works in the public interest of all the world's citizens - not just for the few. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
We need to tackle extreme inequality because it is morally indefensible and socially corrosive - undermining our health, affecting our well-being, and… — Winnie Byanyima Health Copy Share Image
We treat a planet at crisis point as an externality that can be shunted into a future generation. We continue to act… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Wealth does not trickle down to the poor. Oxfam knows this, the IMF knows this, the World Bank knows this. Poor people… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The conniving, rich oilmen that were so desperate to prevent and frustrate the Paris Agreement found cheerleaders in Mr. Trump and his… — Winnie Byanyima Climate Copy Share Image
Civil society space provides the oxygen for citizens to participate and meaningfully hold their governments and the private sector to account -… — Winnie Byanyima Civil society Copy Share Image
A tax system is important because of what it can pay for, but also for how it works. When we pay taxes,… — Winnie Byanyima Education Copy Share Image
Governments, the investor and business community, and civil society organizations and public representatives need to work together to ensure the necessary foundations… — Winnie Byanyima Business Copy Share Image
We need a world where people do not have to live in fear of the economic repercussions of getting sick or losing… — Winnie Byanyima Corporations Copy Share Image
My own life values were shaped in great part by my mother, who instigated women's clubs in my village. Women were able… — Winnie Byanyima Education Copy Share Image
African countries lose billions every year because of tax dodging by big corporations and wealthy individuals. They lose billions more from overly… — Winnie Byanyima Belief Copy Share Image
A good leader, in my view, should have a clear vision of the future they want and the society they need to… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The scale of global inequality is quite simply staggering. — Winnie Byanyima Inequality Copy Share Image
Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa. — Winnie Byanyima Abuse Copy Share Image
Developing countries are losing significant tax revenues through corporate tax dodging. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The struggles to overturn colonial rule were long and often bitter. But, over time, most were inevitably successful. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
