Gender Equality Quotes
60 quotes by 37 authors
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One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment,…
— Michelle Bachelet
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Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.
— Michelle Bachelet
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Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood…
— Mary McLeod Bethune
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How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
— Maya Angelou
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Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building…
— Kofi Annan
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I HAVE REALIZED THAT FIGHTING FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS HAS TOO OFTEN BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH MAN-HATING. IF THERE IS ONE THING I KNOW FOR CERTAIN, IT…
— Emma Watson
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IT IS TIME THAT WE ALL SEE GENDER AS A SPECTRUM INSTEAD OF TWO SETS OF OPPOSING IDEALS.
— Emma Watson
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IN MY NERVOUSNESS FOR THIS SPEECH AND MY MOMENTS OF DOUBT, I'VE TOLD MYSELF FIRMLY, 'IF NOT ME, WHO? IF NOT NOW, WHEN?'
— Emma Watson
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WHEN AT 15, MY GIRLFRIENDS STARTED DROPPING OUT OF THEIR BELOVED SPORTS TEAMS, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO APPEAR MUSCLE-Y, WHEN AT 18, MY MALES…
— Emma Watson
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HOW CAN WE EFFECT CHANGE IN THE WORLD WHEN ONLY HALF OF IT IS INVITED OR FEEL WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONVERSATION?
— Emma Watson
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WE ARE STRUGGLING FOR A UNITING WORD BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE HAVE A UNITING MOVEMENT.
— Emma Watson
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WE WANT TO TRY TO GALVANIZE AS MANY MEN AND BOYS AS POSSIBLE TO BE ADVOCATES FOR CHANGE.
— Emma Watson
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WE NEED MORE OF THOSE AND IF YOU STILL HATE THE WORD, IT IS NOT THE WORD THAT IS IMPORTANT. IT'S THE IDEA AND THE…
— Emma Watson
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BUT MY RECENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT FEMINISM HAS BECOME AN UNPOPULAR WORD. WOMEN ARE CHOOSING NOT TO IDENTIFY AS FEMINISTS.
— Emma Watson
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The Violence Against Women Act protects the lives of tens of thousands of domestic violence victims. But the U.S. must also support gender equality around…
— Barbara Boxer
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No country in the world can yet say they have achieved gender equality.
— Emma Watson
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Men, I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. … Gender equality is your issue, too. … I've seen young men…
— Emma Watson
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Feminism involves so much more than gender equality and it involves so much more than gender. Feminism must involve consciousness of capitalism (I mean the…
— Angela Davis
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We have to teach our boys the rules of equality and respect, so that as they grow up gender equality becomes a natural way of…
— Beyonce Knowles
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Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments…
— Ban Ki-moon
Who Wrote These Gender Equality Quotes
37 authors contributed a total of 60 Gender Equality Quotes, led by these top contributors: