West African Quotes by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Not one country in all the world has eliminated its economic participation [gender] gap - not one.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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

A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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

Women who choose to breastfeed should get as much education and support as possible.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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

The women of Afghanistan have a voice, and it needs to be heard and not forgotten.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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

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

I worked at ABCNews.com at a time when nobody knew what 'dot com' was.

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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

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