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 Copy Share Image
Instead of presiding over an economic system that panders to big business and a wealthy elite, a more human economy must be… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Women, men, and children have fundamental rights to humanitarian assistance and protection. Yet far too many states block aid and attack their… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
To reduce gaps between men and women, we will need to change the way people think, behave, and relate to each other. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
GDP excludes care work and other unpaid work, most of which falls to women and girls in rich and in poor countries… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The discrimination of women and girls goes to the core of any and all analyses of the world's economic, political, and environmental… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
When we talk about women's economic empowerment, we should be careful that we're not just giving women more to do. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
When men and women, boys and girls, are denied the right to education, the right to own land, the access to basic… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Without women's equal access to positions of decision-making power and a clear process to get there, gender equality, global security, and peace… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Corporations are driving down wages and working conditions across the globe to maximize returns for their shareholders. They use their power and influence to… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
By empowering a woman, we empower a child. By educating a girl child, we make it possible for her to grow up to become… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
A global tax body would give all countries - not just the rich and powerful - an equal say in how the global rules… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Governments should end the extreme concentration of wealth in order to end poverty. This means tackling tax dodging but also increasing taxes on wealth… — 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
Climate change is the biggest threat to our chances of winning the fight against hunger. — Winnie Byanyima 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 generous tax… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Global growth and development that is strong, sustainable, and inclusive requires the challenges of inequality to be met head-on. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
