Quotes and Sayings about Women's Rights

None of us should accept a future in which our daughters and granddaughters have fewer rights than we did.

The saddest thing a girl can do is dumb herself down for a guy.

It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman. Never in history have women had more freedom of choice in regard to dress, behavior, career, and sexual orientation.

I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men; they are far superior and always have been.

The women that inspire me to be honest are the women that struggle.

Social progress can be measured by the social position of the females.

There is a wall of silence against women and violence, and every time a woman speaks out it breaks a crack in that wall.

To the women of this nation I want to say that being underestimated is a great advantage, because often they don't see you coming.

Woman: "Got some lady lawyer here."
Ingrid: "You can just say 'lawyer'."

Women who don't demand anything, are taken by their word - they don't get anything.

A woman's strength should not be in her role, whatever she chooses to be, but in the power to choose that role.

It's not about counting women, it's about making sure that women count!

Girls today can be anything. CEO, Olympic golden medalist, even a Supreme Court Justice. We've finally broken that glass ceiling and, wow, it sure looks good from the top.

We have to free half of the human race, the women, so that they can help to free the other half.

It's time for society to stop telling girls what they should and shouldn't do. And instead through the quietest whispers and the loudest megaphones tell them that they are unstoppable. The world is desperate for leaders, male and female. It's not about gender, it's about purpose.

I'm privileged because I can defend myself. Millions of women that are hurt every day, cannot.

If you empower women, you can change the world.

If women ran every country in the world there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes.

The day has to come when it's not a surprise that a woman has a powerful position.

The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.

We want to take our activism and our power into action and change things for every woman, everywhere, working in any workplace.

I really want women to know their power, to value their experience. To understand that nothing has been more wholesome in the political process than the increased involvement of women.

Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.

If we're discussing women's empowerment and equal rights, then yes, I support it.

Women need to be empowered through the strongest tool - education.

The thing women must do to rise to power is to redefine their femininity. Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex.

Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.

I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.

I think the key is for women not to set any limits.

Everything has to do with education: If you educate the girls, you educate the family, the community, and society, in general.

I demanded more rights for women because I know what women had to put up with.

Women will no longer be silent when they suffer injustices against them.

It's really important that young women be reminded that their involvement matters and that their voice is heard. Even if it feels like it's small, it really can make an impact.

The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal of man.

Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.

I think the most important thing people can do to save our planet and the human race is to empower women.

Great women, in partnership with great men, will continue to take us forward.

If we are to end violence against women and girls, we need to create seismic shifts across our social norms.

No Liberal member of Parliament will vote - to take away a woman's right to choose.

Women do have more rights these days. But they had more power in the past.

A woman who deems herself intelligent wants the same right as men. A woman who is intelligent passes.

Feminism's latest victory: the right to get your limbs blown off in war. Congratulations.

Salander was the woman who hated men who hate women.

You should never trust a woman who just had her heart broken. We tend to lie.

"Me too" was just two words; it's two magic words that galvanised the world.

After all, I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.

This weekend, millions of Americans will celebrate Cinco de Mayo and pay tribute to the rich history and courage of the Mexican people. This day of pride and celebration for Mexican Americans has been embraced by Americans of all backgrounds as a tribute to our deep historical, cultural and economic ties to Mexico. It is an opportunity to recognize the many ways in which Mexican Americans enrich the country with their culture.

Giving a child an education is by far one of the most important investments we can make.

Dear Boys, be the type of guy you want your daughter to be with.