Quotes About Empowerment

What I see around the management team meetings and the conference tables I sit at is that there isn't that same comfort level in other women who are rising the ranks. And I don't know how to fix that.

If you grew up the same way I grew up, don't listen to what certain tabloids want to tell you. They just want to steal your joy. They just want to pull you down.

Age is not a taboo in the fashion industry. One should learn what to wear to look good at any age.

I'm so proud of the community we've been able to bring together, and the notion of women making the first move is no longer taboo; it's no longer a scarlet letter to have a voice.

Through her paintings, she breaks all the taboos of the woman's body and of female sexuality.

I don't know why it's still a taboo to be a feminist.

When women break that taboo and they're not afraid to drive that car by herself - that's it. Now she has the guts to speak up for herself and take action.

My vision is to make India into a 100% sanitary-pad-using country. Menstruation is no more a taboo.

Masaba has helped me break some taboos, like wearing off-white with white or sneakers with a fancy gown. She's given me the confidence to carry off stuff, which looks nice.

We're doing a lot of work in schools getting girls to play football, breaking down any taboos there might be, and we're seeing them get interested and bring their families along, where they have such a good match day experience that they're coming back.

When I got to be a CEO, I said: 'Right. I'm now going to tackle gender inequality head-on. I'm going to make a difference and lead by example and actively put in place policies and practices to support women.'

I have seen girls tackle every single big problem from cancer to lead poisoning to climate change to homelessness to bullying in schools. There is literally no problem that we can't solve.

Overcoming the obstacle of my diabetes diagnosis was something that forced me tackle the challenge head-on and, with an amazing support system, eventually come out stronger.

With 'Decoded,' the goal is to just keep pushing forward and challenging ourselves to tackle important subjects in creative and funny ways.

My administration will tackle these issues in consultation with the black communities of London.

Make this the year you tackle that credit card debt once and for all.

I think that driving is the least important issue. We as women have a lot more things to tackle before we get to the issue of driving, such as the opportunity to work in any field we choose.

This is our job as leaders: to offer positive solutions and empower people. Our duty is to tackle our problems before they tackle us.

Putting on makeup before work is a meditative exercise. It incites me to think about how I'll tackle my day.

When I played and got abused by another player, called a 'black so and so,' I always said 'that's out of order' but I tried to ignore it. I'd be thinking: 'You're not going to bring me down to that level.' But there were occasions when something was said and the next tackle went in a lot firmer.

Instead of promoting inherited wealth for the few, I want to tackle inherited disadvantage for the many.

You can't sort out crime unless locals have a good relationship with the police. You can't tackle health challenges unless people have an active role in their own health.

Labor has a proud history of tackling discrimination and introducing important social reform.

Time to Talk is all about tackling taboos and getting the nation talking about mental health.