THEME- WOMEN

Women empowerment

5.1@National Politics

• Greater political power alone will not improve women’s plight. -1997
• Women’s reservation bill would usher in empowerment for women in India. -2006
• The new emerging women power: the ground realities. -1995

5.2@World / Quote type

• If women ruled the world -2005
• The hand that rocks the cradle -2005

5.3Empowerment overall

• Fulfilment of ‘new woman’ in India is a myth. -2017
• If development is not engendered, it is endangered. -2016
• Whither women’s emancipation? -2004
• Empowerment alone cannot help our women. -2001
• Women empowerment: challenges and prospects. -1999

5.4Compared to men

• Woman is god’s best creation. -1998
• Men have failed: let women take over. -1993
• Managing work and home – is the Indian working woman getting a fair deal ?-2012
• can-education-and-legislation-address-violence-against-women-and-children-in-india?

‘There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.”—Kofi Annan 

You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women”
– Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

“There is no chance for the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved, It is not possible for a bird to fly on only one wing. 

According to the United Nations, women’s empowerment mainly has five components:

• Generating women’s sense of self-worth;
• Women’s right to have and to determine their choices;
• Women’s right to have access to equal opportunities and all kinds of resources;
• Women’s right to have the power to regulate and control their own lives, within and outside the home; and
• Women’s ability to contribute in creating a more just social and economic order.

Thus, women empowerment is nothing but recognition of women’s basic human rights and creating an environment where they are treated as equals to men.

QUOTES ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher

“A strong woman understands that the gifts such as logic, decisiveness, and strength are just as feminine as intuition and emotional connection. She values and uses all of her gifts.” – Nancy Rathburn

“A woman is like a tea bag—you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“I always wanted to be a femme fatale. Even when I was a young girl, I never really wanted to be a girl. I wanted to be a woman.” – Diane von Furstenberg

“I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna

“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” – Gloria Steinem

“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.” – Maya Angelou

“I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” – Malala Yousafzai

“Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” – G.D. Anderson

“Women are always saying, ‘We can do anything that men can do.’ But Men should be saying, We can do anything that women can do.” – Gloria Steinem

“You don’t have to be pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female.'” – Erin McKean

“A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” – Melinda Gates

“Women, like men, should try to do the impossible, and when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.” – Amerlia Earhart

“When a man gives his opinion, he’s a man. When a woman gives her opinion, she’s a bitch.” – Bette Davis

“I hope the fathers and mothers of little girls will look at them and say, ‘Yes, women can.'” – Dilma Rousseff

“Women are leaders everywhere you look—from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.” – Nancy Pelosi

“Of course I am not worried about intimidating men. The type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.” – Angelina Jolie

“The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” – Ayn Rand

“We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.” – Sheryl Sandberg

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” – Madeleine Albright

“Women are the real architects of society.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe

“I’ve never met a woman who is not strong, but sometimes they don’t let it out. Then there’s a tragedy, and then all of a sudden that strength comes. My message is let the strength come out before the tragedy.” – Diane von Furstenberg

“Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.” – Coco Chanel

“Feminism is for everybody” – bell hooks

“I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.” – Hillary Clinton

“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” – Beyoncé

“I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that’s me.” – Maya Angelou

“Why has the word [feminism] become such an uncomfortable one? It is not the word that is important; it’s the idea and the ambition behind it.” – Emma Watson

“The idea of being a feminist: so many women have come to this idea of it being anti-male and not able to connect with the opposite sex, but what feminism is about is equality and human rights. For me that is just an essential part of my identity.” – Lena Dunham

“You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.” – Indira Ghandi

“If you look at what you have in life,

You’ll always have more.

If you look at what you don’t have in life,

You’ll never have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey

“People with clenched fists can not shake hands.” = Indira Gandhi

“Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth… these are one and the same fight. We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women’s empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.” – Ban Ki-moon

“We all fight over what the label ‘feminism’ means but for me it’s about empowerment. It’s not about being more powerful than men – it’s about having equal rights with protection, support, justice. It’s about very basic things. It’s not a badge like a fashion item.” – Annie Lennox

“It turns out that advancing equal opportunity and economic empowerment is both morally right and good economics, because discrimination, poverty and ignorance restrict growth, while investments in education, infrastructure and scientific and technological research increase it, creating more good jobs and new wealth for all of us.” – William J. Clinton

“Confidence and empowerment are cousins in my opinion. Empowerment comes from within and typically it’s stemmed and fostered by self-assurance. To feel empowered is to feel free and that’s when people do their best work. You can’t fake confidence or empowerment.” – Amy Jo Martin

“Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.” – Gloria Steinem

“I think the economic empowerment of women that has been growing over the past decade is at the ‘inflection point’ with this global recession. Women are, we believe, the solution for their families in their ability to go out and increase household income.” – Andrea Jung

“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

“Ultimately what I end up writing about is helplessness and the flipside of that, empowerment.” – Joss Whedon

“To the Muslim woman, the hijab provides a sense of empowerment. It is a personal decision to dress modestly according to the command of a genderless Creator; to assert pride in self, and embrace one’s faith openly, with independence and courageous conviction.” – Randa Abdel-Fattah

“My interest is not data, it’s the world. And part of world development you can see in numbers. Others, like human rights, empowerment of women, it’s very difficult to measure in numbers.” – Hans Rosling

“My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women’s and children’s empowerment and ending racism.” – Patricia Ireland

“My top priority for 2012 will be to make a renewed push for women’s economic empowerment and political participation.” – Michelle Bachelet

“I want to reach young women and to get them involved in the mission of the YWCA, economic empowerment of women and girls, and ending racism.” – Patricia Ireland

“I feel such a sense of empowerment being a mom. But I do wonder: How do they/we do it all?” – Kourtney Kardashian

“Climate change, demographics, water, food, energy, global health, women’s empowerment – these issues are all intertwined. We cannot look at one strand in isolation. Instead, we must examine how these strands are woven together.” – Ban Ki-moon

“Overall, I have formed three major organizations: the National Association of Business Women, the Young Women’s Leaders Network, and the Joyce Banda Foundation. Under the foundation, we have a huge program that targets women to teach them about HIV and other diseases and to give them economic empowerment.” – Joyce Banda

“I just think that knowing about your body at any age, whether it’s educating yourself on fertility, getting mammograms, going through puberty – whatever it may be, is really important. I just really encourage women empowerment and being comfortable talking about these issues.” – Khloe Kardashian

“Technology is one of the key drivers of female economic empowerment, but the fields that women choose to participate in are still decidedly gendered.” – Weili Dai

“Gender equality and women’s empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.” – Ban Ki-moon

“Why are we not valuing the word ‘feminism’ when there is so much work to be done in terms of empowerment and emancipation of women everywhere?” – Annie Lennox

“I work in areas related to child protection and family safety, women’s empowerment, the creation of opportunities for youth, and culture and tourism. Daunting? Yes. Impossible? No. In fact, such challenges energize me.” – Queen Rania of Jordan

“I don’t have time to write a mom blog, but I’m not against it. I think it’s great when women talk about things. I’m all about female empowerment. There’s a lot of lonely, lost moms out there. Moms need to be encouraged to tell the truth. There’s a lot of glamour mommy stuff. It’s OK to get real.” – Kelly Cutrone

“Walmart’s Global Women’s Economic Empowerment Initiative is working to create opportunity and empower women and girls in markets around the world.” – Sylvia Mathews Burwell

“It took me a while to warm to the ’20s costumes on ‘Downton.’ I love it when women accentuate their curves, and that era was all about hiding them. The shapes they wore then were in tune with female empowerment. Cutting off their hair and hiding their busts was a way of saying, ‘We’re equal to men!’” – Lily James

“Female empowerment really is important to me. I’m a big nerd of the books from the 15th Century and 16th Century, when the men had all the power and the women had none of it.” – Ariel Winter

“President Obama has called for economic and political empowerment of women globally. The Equal Futures Partnership promotes removal of policy, legal, and regulatory barriers that hold women back at local, state and national levels.” – Lael Brainard

“There is no doubt that a woman’s economic empowerment is very much interconnected to her health and the well being of her children.” – Helene D. Gayle

“One of my core values is to help redefine what it means to be a strong and beautiful woman in the music and fashion worlds and to empower the wonderful things that make us unique.” – Janelle Monae

“A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country – they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.” – Queen Rania of Jordan

“Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.” – Michelle Bachelet

“The higher the better. It’s more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way.” – Christian Louboutin

“I want to empower women. I want people to be afraid of the women I dress.” – Alexander McQueen

“The best protection any woman can have … is courage.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton

“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.” – Diane Mariechild