You cannot talk about poverty and not talk about empowering women.
Women Quotes
This is a large page and a mixed one. Feminist theory, nineteenth-century verse, comedy and plain contempt sit side by side, and the source line is how you tell them apart. Warren Farrell has the most entries, then Shakespeare, Camille Paglia and Mignon McLaughlin.
Some of the best-sourced entries are the plainest. Betty Friedan, in The Feminine Mystique (1963): “The problem lay buried, unspoken for many years in the minds of American women.” Shulamith Firestone, in The Dialectic of Sex (1970), argued that women and love are underpinnings, and that examining them threatens the whole structure of a culture. Dorothy Parker, in Enough Rope (1926), observed that men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses.
Two statements that are regularly credited to Catharine MacKinnon are flagged here as misattributed. If you are checking one of them, the notes on its page are the place to start.
"I have left active politics to be an advocate for vulnerable women and youth."
Women are very peaceful, tolerant, incorruptible and patriotic.
Yes, we will ensure that there are more women in leadership positions.
“Happy Women’s Day! I urge you to carve your character carefully, define your boundaries.”
“Advocate for yourselves and other women and girls, and protect your physical and mental health.”
But hey, women who make history do not succumb to societal pressure.
Sad is the country that requires women's studies, black and ethnic studies.
When you are a woman you are often underestimated, but that can help you.