Quotes on Women Equality

The media says that equality for women has arrived, but if you look around, you still don't see girls playing guitars and having success with it.

The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.

If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, 'It's a girl.'

We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.

Why are women... so much more interesting to men than men are to women?

Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments with more women enact more legislation on key social issues such as health, education, anti-discrimination and child support. The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all.

Making it through the ceiling to the other side was simply a matter of running on a path created by every other woman's footprints.

There is no freedom that I would grant to any man that I would refuse to woman, and there is no freedom that I would refuse to either man or woman except the freedom to invade ... whoever has the ballot has the freedom to invade, and whoever wants the ballot wants the freedom to invade. Give woman equality with man, by all means; but do it by taking power from man, not giving it to woman.

I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.

IT IS TIME THAT WE ALL SEE GENDER AS A SPECTRUM INSTEAD OF TWO SETS OF OPPOSING IDEALS.

All men would be tyrants if they could.

A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.

It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.... Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.

I would have girls regard themselves not as adjectives but as nouns.

How can we effect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feel welcome to participate in the conversation?

Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren't.

Today the two hundred million men in our country are entering into a civilized new world...but we, the two hundred million women, are still kept down in the dungeon.

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