In reality, Afghanistan has functioned as a nation-state for more than two centuries, and its army and bureaucracy reach back to the 19th century. — Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Copy Share Image
Certainly Afghans in general and women in particular want a country in which security is a daily reality rather than a campaign slogan or the focus of drive-by speeches from diplomats dropping in for the day. — 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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