Civil society Quote by Michelle Bachelet

Women hold up more than half the sky and represent much of the world's unrealized potential. They are the educators. They raise the children.…

— Ban Ki-moon

Women are suffering because they are being excluded. The high military council excluded women from the committee to change the constitution [of Egypt]. We…

— Nawal El Saadawi

Women in the Arab world have a rich history in their active participation in political change from the Algeria revolution against the French occupation…

— Zainab Salbi

I'm not an encyclopedia of ancient Egyptian history, but women did hold positions of status in ancient Egypt. Obviously, famously, people like Nefertiti and…

— Josh Gates

As we move into the twenty-first century, women's status in society will become the standard by which to measure our progress toward civility and…

— Mahnaz Afkhami

“Women’s status in society has become the standard by which humanity’s progress toward civility and peace can be measured.”-Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope…

— Mahnaz Afkhami

If you just look at the fact that a woman was central in twittering the Cairo revolution, and women were central to the Tunisian…

— Eve Ensler

“A society without the authentic and vibrant influence of women is a society that is not fully alive. A culture lacking the vital creativity…

— Stephen Catanzarite

Women often find great roles in revolution, simply because the rules fall apart and everyone has agency, anyone can act.

— Rebecca Solnit

They who say that women do not desire the right of suffrage, that they prefer masculine domination to self-government, falsify every page of history,…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Women are focused on getting things done and bring fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to a political system that's crying out for change.

— Amy Klobuchar

The world need strong leadership for women's rights.

— Isabella Lovin