Gender Equality Quotes - Page 4

• WE NEED MORE OF THOSE AND IF YOU STILL HATE THE WORD, IT IS NOT THE WORD THAT IS IMPORTANT. IT'S THE IDEA AND THE AMBITION BEHIND IT.

  Emma Watson

  Motivational, Hate, Ambition

  United Nations Address on Gender Equality, delivered 20 September 2014

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• BUT MY RECENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT FEMINISM HAS BECOME AN UNPOPULAR WORD. WOMEN ARE CHOOSING NOT TO IDENTIFY AS FEMINISTS.

  Emma Watson

  Feminist, Feminism, Research

  United Nations Address on Gender Equality, delivered 20 September 2014

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• Iceland's Women's Day Off in 1975 saw 90% of Icelandic women take time off from their paid and unpaid work, an experience that not only showed women how much they contribute but turned Icelandic men into supporters of gender equality. I aim to achieve the same impact in the UK.

  Catherine Mayer

  Men, Impact, Iceland

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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• Feminism involves so much more than gender equality and it involves so much more than gender. Feminism must involve consciousness of capitalism (I mean the feminism that I relate to, and there are multiple feminisms, right). So it has to involve a consciousness of capitalism and racism and colonialism and post-colonialities, and ability and more genders than we can even imagine and more sexualities than we ever thought we could name.

  Angela Davis

  Mean, Names, Racism

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• UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life, often after decades of conflict. The blue helmets and their civilian colleagues work together to organize elections, enact police and judicial reform, promote and protect human rights, conduct mine-clearance, advance gender equality, achieve the voluntary disarmament of former combatants, and support the return of refugees and displaced people to their homes.

  Kofi Annan

  Home, Rights, Blue

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• The Amazons is a stupendous achievement--a long-anticipated centerpiece in the great puzzle of humankind. The story of these forbidden women, silenced for so long by the rigidity of traditional scholarship, is as exciting and surprising as a bestselling murder mystery; I simply couldn't put it down. Through scholarly brilliance and passion, Adrienne Mayor has opened the door to a forgotten world of gender equality, and her book ought to be required reading in every college history course.

  Anne Fortier

  Book, Reading, Passion

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• Gender equality, historically has been predominantly a women's movement for women. But I think the impact of gender inequality and how it's affecting men hasn't really been addressed.

  Emma Watson

  Inspiring, Men, Thinking

  "Emma Watson Is Sorry to Tell You, but You’re Probably a Feminist" by Jennifer Swann, www.takepart.com. March 8, 2015.

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• I feel like a feminist is gender equality.

  Ilana Glazer

  Feminist, Gender, Feels

  "'Broad City's' Ilana Glazer And Abbi Jacobson Are 'Totally Feminists'". PopSugar Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 27, 2014.

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• There's been a sort of mini-revolution, an uprising, as was long overdue, about these subject matters: ethnicity and gender equality.

  Natalie Dormer

  Ethnicity, Uprising, Long

  Source: www.elle.com

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• My mother has been to Mecca to perform her hajj; my dad hasn't. I come from a very liberal family, so even the people who are outwardly religious tend to subscribe to gender equality, the importance of open-mindedness, all that stuff. My family is generally nonprescriptive.

  Mohsin Hamid

  Mother, Religious, Dad

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• I think it is inevitable that leftist forces in the US would be divided, if not balkanized, to some extent. Among the full range of people who are committed to social and economic equality and ecological justice - i.e. to some variant of a leftist vision of a decent society - it will always be the case that some will be more focused on egalitarian economic issues, others around the environment and climate change, others on US imperialism, militarism and foreign policy, others on race and gender equality, and still others on sexual identity.

  Robert Pollin

  Thinking, People, Justice

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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• Propelled by freedom of faith, gender equality and economic justice for all, India will become a modern nation. Minor blemishes cannot cloak the fact that India is becoming such a modern nation: no faith is in danger in our country, and the continuing commitment to gender equality is one of the great narratives of our times.

  Pranab Mukherjee

  Country, Commitment, Justice For All

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• I've been a staunch advocate of women's empowerment, and I've worked hard throughout my career to advance the cause. It is heartening to see that gender equality is really becoming more of a reality. There is still much more to be done, and I'm confident that, by working together, we can empower women worldwide.

  Madhuri Dixit

  Reality, Together We Can, Careers

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• There are many ways of supporting gender equality, from something as simple as paid sick leave and flexible work hours to attributing an economic value to all care-giving, and making that amount tax deductible.

  Gloria Steinem

  Simple, Economic Value, Giving

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• The examples of female success stories are important on the global scale, as they help to disseminate the idea of gender equality and to spread the roots for the actual implementation of equal rights for women and men and democratic values among different cultures, societies and traditions.

  Dalia Grybauskaite

  Men, Ideas, Roots

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• Power relations between men and women must change profoundly, men must be partners in the pursuit of gender equality, in their decision-making roles, as heads of state, CEOs, religious and cultural leaders, and as partners and parents.

  Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

  Change, Religious, Men

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• The benefits of feminism have been unequally distributed, because the move toward gender equality and gender neutrality has been countered to a large extent by the increase in economic inequality.

  Stephanie Coontz

  Moving, Economic Inequality, Feminism

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• We need to finally be proactive in enlightening people from Islamic cultural groups. And this applies to immigrants already here as well as to current refugees. The German constitution stands above the Sharia. Schools need to offer classes on gender equality. You also have to offer an alternative to young men with a penchant for violence.

  Alice Schwarzer

  Islamic, School, Men

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• The 2010 global gender gap report by the World Economic Forum shows that countries with better gender equality have faster-growing, more competitive economies.

  Michelle Bachelet

  Country, Gender Gap, World

  "UN Women Head Michelle Bachelet: ‘Gender Equality Is Good Business’". Interview with Elisabeth Braw, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 19, 2012.

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• As a partner in a firm full of women who work outside of the home as well as stay at home mothers, all with plenty of children, gender equality is not a talking point for me. It is an issue I live every day.

  Hilary Rosen

  Mother, Children, Home

  "Hilary Rosen Apologizes To Ann Romney, Calls For End To ‘Faux War’ Against Moms" by Jennifer Bendery, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 12, 2012.

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• The movie industry had it better in the '30s and '40s, in terms of gender equality, than it does now, both in payment and in job ratios. It's ludicrous. Are we in the modern world, or what?

  Daryl Hannah

  Jobs, Doe, World

  "SENSE8: Daryl Hannah Reflects on Performing in the Wachowskis’ Latest Project". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 10, 2015.

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• Norway is pretty forward thinking in terms of gender equality, but we don't seem to practice it as well as we think. I'm constantly thinking: How much power have we really gained? We have to keep fighting to even keep what we've fought for already.

  Jenny Hval

  Fighting, Thinking, Practice

  "Jenny Hval's Soft Dick Rock". Interview with Jenn Pelly, pitchfork.com. June 15, 2015.

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• We have the data to prove to men that gender equality is not a zero-sum game, but a win-win.

  Michael Kimmel

  Zero, Winning, Men

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• Norway, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, the Netherlands, Denmark, and the United Kingdom are among the least religious societies on earth. According to the United Nations' Human Development Report (2005), they are also the healthiest, as indicated by life expectancy, adult literacy, per capita income, educational attainment, gender equality, homicide rate, and infant mortality. . . . Conversely, the fifty nations now ranked lowest in terms of the United Nations' human development index are unwaveringly religious.

  Sam Harris

  Religious, Educational, Australia

  Sam Harris (2006). “Letter to a Christian Nation”, Alfred a Knopf Incorporated

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• If I can mean to people - if I can symbolize the ability to pursue gender equality, racial equality, and to be truthful about our experiences, then, absolutely, that's what I want to be.

  Anita Hill

  Mean, People, Want

  "Anita Hill Reflects on 20 Years Since Clarence Thomas Hearings". Interview with Judy Woodruff, www.pbs.org. October 10, 2011.

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