Development Quote by Kofi Annan

It is in vain that we would circumscribe the power of one half of our race, and that half by far the most important…

— Frances Wright

Gender equality and empowerment of women is key to the success of the Millennium Development Goals. Not only as a specific target, but for…

— Anonymous

...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.

— Kofi Annan

In order to achieve that end goal of equality it is a very gendered oppression primarily affecting women that needs to be tackled.

— Laura Bates

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and…

— Kofi Annan

As long as outmoded ways of thinking prevent women from making a meaningful contribution to society, progress will be slow. As long as the…

— Nelson Mandela

There is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls and the empowerment of women... When women are fully involved, the…

— Kofi Annan

We cannot enter the realm of the heart where one gender, representing half of the human race, is subordinated, suppressed, or forgotten. In fact,…

— Anodea Judith

Right now the topic of female empowerment is at the forefront of conversation and it's important we take advantage of the trend while there…

— Gillian Anderson

We have to free half of the human race, the women, so that they can help free the other half.

— Emmeline Pankhurst

Ever so subtly, without even alluding to the last obstacles preserved by earlier opinions that we now push out of our path, we effectively…

— Antonin Scalia

We must develop a truly global roadmap to eradicate all forms of discrimination still suffered by women.

— Pedro Sanchez