Agencies Quote by Margaret Chan

We must do more and with more urgency to empower women.

— Judith Rodin

We need women leaders. But we need them to have a vision for something.

— Charlotte Bunch

If we really care about impacting countries around the world and their economic futures, then what we need to do is empower women.

— Jeanne Shaheen

We need more women in positions of power so that women's issues are thought of more, because a room full of men in government…

— Anoushka Shankar

We need to empower women: provide them with work for their own income, and teach them to become independent of men so they will…

— Waris Dirie

Women need to see ourselves as individuals capable of creating change. That is what political and economic power is all about: having a voice,…

— Madeleine M. Kunin

Women need to be empowered to shape their own livelihoods and become CEOs of their own lives. They must be allowed to take control…

— Philomena Kwao

Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure…

— Ban Ki-moon

The world need strong leadership for women's rights.

— Isabella Lovin

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

— Shirley Chisholm

We do need women in civic life. We do need women to run for office, to be in political office. We need a feminist…

— Dolores Huerta

U.N. Women was created due to the acknowledgement that gender equality and women's empowerment was still, despite progress, far from what it should be.…

— Michelle Bachelet