Women's Equality Quotes

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

— Kofi Annan

I believe that as women, we must commit ourselves to sustaining the progress made by our foremothers who fought so hard for…

— Carre Otis

To me, feminism is believing in women's equality, and I ardently ascribe to that belief.

— Cory Booker

To take women's equality from novelty to norm, we need to change narratives at a societal and individual level.

— Cathy Engelbert

the central argument of the backlash - that women's equality is responsible for women's unhappiness.

— Susan Faludi

Kids deserve to be taken seriously. It's just as important to talk to them about women's equality, about fairness. We really have…

— Meena Harris

The Nordic countries are leading the way on women's equality, recognizing women as equal citizens rather than commodities for sale.

— Anonymous

Imperfect though it may be, the Beijing Platform for Action is the strongest statement of consensus on women's equality, empowerment and justice…

— Bella Abzug

As the father of two daughters, the ongoing struggle for women's equality is very personal for me. That's why it has been…

— Mike Quigley

Allowing women the power to decide when and whether to have children is the only way to solve the 7 billion human…

— Gloria Steinem

Party politics are quite upsetting. I've been a member of the Labour party, the Green party, the Women's Equality Party, the National…

— Jack Monroe

Boosting STEM education opportunities for young women globally is one critical way that the U.S. can promote women's equality, as well as…

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

We have not ratified The Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Among Women. I think 194 countries have signed…

— Carolyn Maloney

Obama said, 'Now let me be clear, issues of women's equality are by no means simply an issue for Islam.' No, he…

— Ann Coulter

There may be countries [where] there's no gender inequality in schooling, even in higher education, but [where there is] gender inequality in…

— Amartya Sen

“For women as a class, the ability to transform sexual practice, to achieve respect from men as equal human beings and thus…

— Sheila Jeffreys

“This defines the task of feminism not only because male dominance is perhaps the most pervasive and tenacious system of power in…

— Catharine A. MacKinnon