Women Quotes
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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 that the U.N. leads by example.
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I think we have to fight the idea - that I think a lot of us have internalized - that it is difficult to work with other women. We really need to embrace collaboration with other women. We need to seek out other women to promote.
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I have never been ashamed of calling myself a feminist, and I believe passionately in women's rights.
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I know a lot of women who embody what it means to be a feminist but do not want to use that word. The misperceptions about what it's all about have gotten into their heads.
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Men don't hear women.
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My mom was born before women had the vote in general elections in England.
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Now is the most exciting time in fashion. Women are controlling their destiny now, the consumer is more knowledgeable, and I have to be better every single day.
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Not a day passes over the earth, but men and women of no note do great deeds, speak great words and suffer noble sorrows.
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I never had a desire to be a filmmaker. As a child and a teenager and in college, I was not aware of black women making films.
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Their effort to place the women upon the same industrial level with themselves in order that all may pull together in the effort to maintain reasonable conditions of life.
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Women think that men don't talk about their feelings with guys. We do talk to friends about relationships, but it's succinct - 10 minutes, then we move on.
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There is no demand for women engineers, as such, as there are for women doctors; but there's always a demand for anyone who can do a good piece of work.
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As women slowly gain power, their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family funds, they generally spend more on health, nutrition, and education - and less on alcohol and cigarettes.
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I feel strongly about the need for diversity, and with good reason. I'm from a generation of women that found it exhilarating to shatter the glass ceiling. We viewed obstacles as opportunities and earned our seat at the leadership table.
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What do I want in a good fantasy book? Court politics and social interactions based around houses and cities. Powerful women and devious men. Drama and action with emotional ramifications. Frocks. Kissing. Swords. An intense impression of history in the world-building.
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The women of the country have the power in their own hands, in spite of the law and the government being altogether of the male order.
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I like my coffee like I like my women. In a plastic cup.
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To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.
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I wouldn't call myself a feminist, because I think there are differences between men and women.
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Equal pay for equal work continues to be seen as applying to equal pay for men and women in the same occupation, while the larger point of continuing relevance in our day is that some occupations have depressed wages because women are the chief employee. The former is a pattern of sex discrimination, the latter of institutionalized sexism.
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If we bring about that women seek to gain the rights of independence, to increase their sphere of responsibilities, and to incline toward studies, then human abilities will increase daily.
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When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho.
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I don't think that most women have to prove that they're real women. You live long enough, you graduate to being real.
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What should all men know about women? That we are always right and you should just agree.
