Address Quote by Jenny Shipley

It's long been accepted as fact that the availability of family planning services saves lives. Where women have access to these services, children and…

— Martha Plimpton

The problem of burgeoning population can be addressed if we begin with women itself. And, we need to educate them and spread awareness about…

— Geeta Phogat

UN studies conducted in more than forty developing countries show that the birth rate falls as women gain equality... I believe income-earning opportunities that…

— Muhammad Yunus

We have to raise the status of girls and women in every country.

— Gillian Anderson

We can no longer waste time and money. Every day, more than 2,000 girls in America, age 15-19, give birth - in the wealthiest,…

— Jane Fonda

It's about time we make the well-being of our young people more important than ideology and politics. As a country, we benefit from investing…

— Jane Fonda

We know that when women have access to voluntary family planning services, supplies and information, society sees enormous gains in each of the three…

— Jenny Shipley

Today, the growing economic and social pressures in our country are putting millions of women, children and families at increased risk of abuse and…

— Robert Casey

Giving every girl in the world the chance of a healthy, educated, and economically independent life is essential if we are to end poverty…

— Alok Sharma

Population growth is straining the Earth's resources to the breaking point, and educating girls is the single most important factor in stabilizing that. That,…

— Al Gore

We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the…

— Michelle Bachelet

As the largest contributor to the United Nations and funder of international family planning, the U.S. is in a unique position to continue to…

— Mike Quigley