“Gender equality is not a belief, it is not an idea - it is a key element of the society that will… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
... it is the right and duty of every woman to employ the power of organization and agitation in order to gain… — Catharine Beecher Copy Share Image
“I wrote this book for the Nelson Mandela's of our communities who are willing to stand up for change and people who… — Sahndra Fon Dufe Copy Share Image
Man's world' and 'woman's place' have confronted each other since Scylla first faced Charybdis. ... if women have only a place, clearly… — Elizabeth Janeway Copy Share Image
“Women in my country take their rights for granted and completely dissociate themselves from the women's rights movement and feminism. But I… — Cheryl Benard quoting Lorrie Copy Share Image
I am dedicated to ensuring reproductive health and freedom for all. Please join me in supporting Planned Parenthood's vital work to protect… — Kathleen Turner Copy Share Image
It is not alone that justice is wounded by denying women a part in the making of the civilized world - a… — Ida Tarbell Copy Share Image
“The female brain itself is a highly intuitive emotion-processing machine, which when put to practice in the progress of the society, would… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The backlash against women's rights would be just one of several powerful forces creating a harsh and painful climate for women at… — Susan Faludi Copy Share Image
“For within the very structure of family life, in families that do or did embrace the male religions, are the almost invisibly… — Merlin Stone Copy Share Image
A woman cannot do the thing she ought, which means whatever perfect thing she can, in life, in art, in science, but… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning Copy Share Image
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the most sweeping civil rights legislation of its day, and included women's rights as part… — Adam Selzer Copy Share Image
“Feminism has fought no wars. It has killed no opponents. It has set up no concentration camps, starved no enemies, practiced no… — Dale Spender Copy Share Image
“Now I look at artificial boundaries—lines that can stop no current of air or drought or polluted river—and mourn the violence lavished… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“Imtiaz Ali slams women:- “I don't like when someone says ‘I am comfortable in my Burqa. I am comfortable in my parda’.… — Mohammed Zaki Ansari Copy Share Image
I went to my first civil rights rally when I was 17 years old. I was a little skinny blond kid, scared… — Pauley Perrette Copy Share Image
No American president can support an Egypt that calls into question the historic treaty between Israel and Egypt. And no American president… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
Nobody objects to a woman being a good writer or sculptor or geneticist if at the same time she manages to be… — Marya Mannes Copy Share Image
If you believe in equal rights, then what do “women’s rights,” “gay rights,” etc., mean? Either they are redundant or they are… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
The only chance for much intellectual improvement in the female sex, was to be found in the families of the educated class… — Abigail Adams Copy Share Image
If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, it is that human rights are women's rights — and women's… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“Using one’s beauty was the only way a smart girl could get by, at least that’s how it was back then, though… — Shannon Celebi Copy Share Image
Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are… — Susan B. Anthony Copy Share Image
Women's rights, men's rights-human rights-all are threatened by the everpresent specter of war so destructive now of human material and moral values… — Rosika Schwimmer Copy Share Image
I live in a war zone. I would never have imagined 37 years ago when I started practicing law that there would… — Gloria Allred Copy Share Image
“No matter how dark the cloud, there is always a thin, silver lining, and that is what we must look for. The… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
Women are not the weak, frail little flowers that they are advertised. There has never been anything invented yet, including war, that… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
“I recommend the freedom that comes from asking: Compared to what? Hierarchical systems prevail by making us feel inadequate and imperfect. Whatever… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Women themselves have the right to live in dignity, in freedom from want and freedom from fear. On this International Women's Day,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
As a Goodwill Ambassador for UNIFEM, I've learned that violence against women knows no boundaries. Join me in helping women worldwide who… — Nicole Kidman Copy Share Image
All the work I did was to challenge politics, culture, and women's rights. I felt like I really wanted to break out.… — Malina Suliman Copy Share Image
Full democracy requires the full participation of women. Your voices are vital. The word 'vital' means necessary for life. A democracy, to… — Swanee Hunt Copy Share Image
“In order to gain gender equality, women and men must work together, equally, to teach our daughters and sons to embrace our… — Basia Christ Copy Share Image
“I used to think I would be rewarded for good behavior. Therefore, if I wasn’t understood, I must not be understandable; if… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
“It is time to renew the battle for reproductive rights. We have been outmaneuvered, outspent, outpostured, and outvoted by a group of… — Sarah Weddington Copy Share Image
There might be a lot of difference between Republicans and Democrats on key social issues like women's rights and health care. But… — Moby Copy Share Image
“The thunder howled and the rain splashed, the leaves played with the breeze and the lightning flashed, and the tigress growled at… — Avijeet Das Copy Share Image
If no one had ever challenged religious authority, there’d be no democracy, no public schools, women’s rights, improvements to science and medicine,… — Mary Griffith Copy Share Image
Nora leaves her husband, not-as the stupid critic would have it-because she is tired of her responsibilities or feels the need of… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Most Americans who made it past the fourth grade have a pretty good idea who Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther… — Louis Menand Copy Share Image
