The draconian prohibitions of the Taliban years and the gains Afghan women have achieved since the Taliban government was overthrown in 2001 are now well known and often cited: Today, Afghans lucky enough to live in secure regions can go… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
Women in Afghanistan do not ask the United States to stay for the simple or sentimental reason of safeguarding their rights. They are the first ones to say that this is not enough of a reason for the world's remaining… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
Not one country in all the world has eliminated its economic participation [gender] gap - not one. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
If you're talking about entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict settings, then you must talk about women, because they are the population you have left. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
In Tunisia, where women have long enjoyed greater rights than many of their Arab neighbors, women pushed for and won a new electoral code… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
Women who choose to breastfeed should get as much education and support as possible. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
I think for larger-scale entrepreneurship, it's true - for men and women - that people who already have capital tend to do better. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
The women of Afghanistan have a voice, and it needs to be heard and not forgotten. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
My mother never asked me whether I wanted to go to college, but told me I was going - to the University of Maryland… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
The majority of Afghans do not see the Americans as foreign occupiers who must be defeated. Instead, they are hungry for the Americans to… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
I worked at ABCNews.com at a time when nobody knew what 'dot com' was. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
It is high time to declare an end to the breastfeeding dictatorship that is drowning women in guilt and worry just when they most… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
My mother worked at the telephone company during the day and sold Tupperware at night. Evenings, she took classes when she could at University… — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
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