Development Quote by Kofi Annan

Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable.…

— Ban Ki-moon

These countries cant develop if young women are not given the kind of education that they need.

— Barack Obama

“Women’s rights and economic development within a country are highly correlated.”

— Gregg Hurwitz

The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women

— Barack Obama

It makes perfect economic sense to integrate women in the economy in the developing world in order to catch up with advanced countries, thereby…

— Arancha Gonzalez

I think countries are now, leaders are now more conscious of the importance of having women engage in their country's development plan. Because again,…

— Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Of course, in our country, developing in a region with somewhat conservative traditions, women were desperately needed to be more engaged - socially, economically,…

— Queen Noor of Jordan

There needs to be radical development in equality law to create the environment to allow women to stay in work.

— Ken Livingstone

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

Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that…

— Ban Ki-moon

The choices that women make have huge impact on families, on communities and on nations. Being able to provide an enabling environment for them…

— Babatunde Osotimehin

Grounded in international human rights, gender equality doesn’t just improve the lives of individual women, girls, and their families; it makes economic sense, strengthens…

— Helen Clark