Inheritance Quote by Neera Tanden

You must make women count as much as men; you must have an equal standard of morals; and the only way to enforce that…

— Emmeline Pankhurst

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

We need to empower women. Give women a voice in the decision-making process. Give women a political voice where they can champion, for their…

— Margaret Chan

The most powerful thing is for women not just to be the beneficiaries of the change, but to be agents of it.

— Blake Lively

For what is done or learned by one class of women becomes, by virtue of their common womanhood, the property of all women.

— Elizabeth Blackwell

When women can support themselves, have entry to all the trades and professions, with a house of their own over their heads and a…

— Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Women must be full partners in development, so they can lift themselves and their communities out of poverty.

— Ban Ki-moon

Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a woman is empowered, her…

— Isabel Allende

The first step in providing economic equality for women is to ensure a stable economy in which every person who wants to work can…

— Jimmy Carter

Make women rational creatures, and free citizens, and they will quickly become good wives; - that is, if men do not neglect the duties…

— Mary Wollstonecraft

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

Women are the key to successful development and ongoing progress. In the workforce, their ingenuity, determination, and hard work help our economies thrive. In…

— Tedros Adhanom