Martha Griffiths Quotes

I mean, I absolutely call myself a feminist. And by that, I mean a woman who believes that your opportunities should not be constrained by your gender, that women should be entitled to the same opportunities as men.

As the father of two daughters, the ongoing struggle for women's equality is very personal for me. That's why it has been an honor during my time in Congress to support women's rights by advocating for reproductive rights, equal pay, access to paid maternity leave and quality child care.

I think that in a country as successful as ours, we still have a long way to go in terms of parity for women, whether it’s equal pay in the workforce or a whole host of other issues.

Women should have equal pay for equal work and they should be considered equally eligible to the offices of principal and superintendent, professor and president. So you must insist that qualifications, not sex, shall govern appointments and salaries.

The Buddha gave equal opportunities to women. But we, even as followers of Buddha, neglected that.

We need to make equal pay and equal opportunity for women and girls a reality so women's rights are human rights once and for all.

We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workplace and in our society.

The battle for women's rights has been largely won.

I have worked steadily since I started, but things are very hard for women and need to change.

I believe that women should be treated just like men.

I never understood why women wanted equality in the workplace when in fact, that would be selling them short.

Women should have equal rights to men, every day.

Yesterday was not only daylight saving time, but also International Women's Day. What better way to address the issue of inequality for women than giving them a day that's missing an hour.

Workers in the bourgeois countries must fight for equal rights for men and women.

I believe that women should have equal rights to education, to work and to civic and political engagement.

Women's fight for equal rights is essentially a humanist and peaceful struggle for true democracy, and a higher form of civilization.

It is impossible to realize our goals while discriminating against half the human race. As study after study has taught us, there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.

I am not interested in women just because they're women. I am interested, however, in seeing that they are no longer classed with children and minors.

We need to create a society where girls and women are getting the same encouragement and support to build their careers as the boys and men are. From the start.

Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.

There's still prejudice and that resistance regarding women, not only on female football but in various activities. Men think that women are a bit fragile to perform some types of activities or don't have the ability and aren't strong enough.

What is being called the UN 'gender architecture' is more like a shack. Women need a bigger global house if equality is ever to become a reality.

The battle for the individual rights of women is one of long standing and none of us should countenance anything which undermines it.

Women have talent and intelligence but, due to social constraints and prejudices, it is still a long distance away from the goal of gender equality.

I adopted the assumption of many of my generation that women were intellectually inferior to men, that we were not capable of governing, leading, managing anything but our homes and our children.