Quotes About Empowerment

NGOs have a significant role to play, alongside governments, in improving the status of women.

I think older women still have a full life.

If it wasn't for women, I wouldn't be here. I'm a mamma's boy at heart. I love my mom. I have the deepest, utmost respect for women.

Women of African descent, since the beginning of time, have altered their hair, decorated it and used it to designate status.

Being surrounded by great women and amazing role models and good teammates allowed me to unfold and evolve into the person that I am today.

The girls and women of our race must not be afraid to take hold of business endeavor and, by patient industry, close economy, determined effort and close application to business, wring success out of a number of business opportunities that lie at their very doors.

Women live lives of continual apology. They are born and raised to take the blame for other people's behavior. If they are treated without respect, they tell themselves that they have failed to earn respect. If their husbands do not fancy them, it is because they are unattractive.

I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.

Whether it's salary or a promotion or a job, I think it's important for women to ask for what they think they deserve.

Light-skinned women, we can break them down more easy.

I feel to invite women everywhere to rise to the great potential within you. I do not ask that you reach beyond your capacity. I hope you will not nag yourselves with thoughts of failure. I hope you will not try to set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. I hope you will simply do what you can do in the best way you know.

It is downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty while they are denied the use of the only means of securing them provided by this democratic-republican government: the ballot.

I like women who have their own idea of life: the woman who is assured, comfortable with herself, strong inside, proud of herself - not in an arrogant way, not showing off.

If women feel they are able to go from partner to partner without feeling emotionally invested and ultimately hurt, they should go for it.

You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women. There are a lot of strong women you do not see who are guiding, helping, mothering strong men. They want to remain unseen. It's kind of nice to be able to play a strong woman who is seen.

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.

During the Me Too breakthrough, I was hanging out with Emma Thompson and Emily Watson - two people I've looked up to my entire life. Talking to those women was so empowering.

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.

I'm saying the excessive focus on what gender a person is, rather than what they do, does a disservice to women.

Rules like 'don't wear white after Labor Day' or 'shoes matching the handbag' are antiquated. Modern women should feel free to experiment.

Men make the moral code and they expect women to accept it. They have decided that it is entirely right and proper for men to fight for their liberties and their rights, but that it is not right and proper for women to fight for theirs.

Some women can probably be Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, but some of us can't.

It's exciting when there is any growth in women's sport.

The world of social media can be so nasty and negative, especially for women.