Being Quote by Helene D. Gayle

When we talk about women's economic empowerment, we should be careful that we're not just giving women more to do.

— Winnie Byanyima

I think the economic empowerment of women that has been growing over the past decade is at the 'inflection point' with this global recession.…

— Andrea Jung

It is only when a woman is economically empowered that she can negotiate at household level with her husband about the number of children…

— Joyce Banda

If you economically empower a woman, she represents enormous opportunity that can actually be transformative not only for her family and for her community,…

— Sheryl WuDunn

I firmly believe that if you help a woman, then you educate a child, you help the family. Because women are very focused on…

— Carolyn Maloney

I'm really about this women empowerment thing.

— Gabriella Wilson

Women's empowerment is intertwined with respect for human rights.

— Mahnaz Afkhami

Economic equity is an enormous empowerment of women. Having jobs that provide income means that women can be a more effective force, a more…

— Betty Friedan

“When it comes to women, how far do patriarchal and exploitative capitalist values rely on women providing unwaged care, on which our society can…

— Trista Hendren

To give women more opportunity, women's empowerment is very, very close to my heart.

— Masai Ujiri

When women earn more, families are stronger, and children have better access to quality health care and education.

— Kirsten Gillibrand

As women slowly gain power, their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family…

— Dee Dee Myers