Quotes About Empowerment

I firmly believe that my dual roles as secretary of state for education and minister for women and equalities are closely linked. Never is this more apparent than when tackling the gender pay gap.

Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.

Women being pitted each other another in Hollywood is an old tactic, but it's not real at all.

People talk about flip charts, tactic boards and other rubbish like that. But the truth is that as a manager you just need to get the best out of the players at your disposal.

Without question, women can act with bravery, foresight, and tactical intelligence.

When we talk about knowledge or tactical plans, if a woman coach has the capability, then she should surely get an opportunity to coach the Indian men's team.

I don't even really see sit-ins and marches as passive. I see them as quite assertive. I see those as emotionally aggressive tactics. I see people putting their lives on the line and being bold and brave.

'Sexy' doesn't have to come with the price tag of being dumb.

I had been typed in a particular kind of roles. It becomes boring and I feel great to have come out of sexy' tag.

If I can inspire a little girl by seeing me tag a shark, that's amazing.

I would love to see The IIconics become the first women tag team champions.

You can't tag me as a regional actress.

Beauty and fashion are a form of expression and it doesn't have to come with a price tag. It depends on what suits each person.

It took me a long time to realize that to walk around without a certain amount of belief in myself, to walk onto a job with my tail between my legs, wasn't behooving anyone else.

When you get a jean for a larger girl, you have to have them tailored for you. Tailoring is indeed everything.

One of my favorite things from my mom is a chocolate brown three-piece Chanel outfit. I had it tailored because she taught me the importance of fit.

We will strive to make Taiwan a better place and enable our people to live better lives.

Taiwan is democratic.

I always feel good after I change my hair. You get a haircut and feel positive and ready to take on the day.

I could never take orders from anyone.

A right is not what someone gives you; it's what no one can take from you.

I prefer to find craftspeople I can be colleagues with and who take an area of responsibility and run with it.

I work with a host of amazing women who act as role models, who give their spare time freely to encourage these girls to give things a go, to reach out and take a chance and to explain that should they fail, well that's just a part of life.

I think the end goal, hopefully, is to take advantage of the attention I've gotten along the way and use it for good and build some communities, and as I get older I can continue to do things and be surrounded by things that are inspirational to me.