Jose Angel Gurria Quotes

Gender equality has a transformative effect that is essential to fully functioning communities, societies, and economies.

Gender equality must become a lived reality.

I do not want to be the angel of any home: I want for myself what I want for other women, absolute equality. After that is secured, then men and women can take turns being angels.

Hopefully I'm a role model for positive change for everyone - not just women. It's very important to find balance between men and women.

There must be equal opportunities for women. There is no difference between man and woman in their creation, in their humanity, in their pursuit of knowledge, in their understanding, in their intelligence, in their religious piety, in serving God and in serving people.

I believe men and women should be afforded the same opportunities.

I would like to think that there are more women in positions of power, to actually get these projects off the ground that are more balanced, where the story is about men and women.

We are in a world where men and women are on the same platform.

There was never any doubt in our minds that men and women were equal, if not more so.

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

I look forward to the day when half our homes are run by men and half our companies and institutions are run by women. When that happens, it won't just mean happier women and families; it will mean more successful businesses and better lives for us all.

In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex.

I've always said, 'Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.'

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.

I'm not obsessed with the rights of women; it can be a bit excessive. I want to put men and women on an equal footing. I think we are equal but different.

Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.

If we think that our daughters ought to be in Congress next to our sons, we'd better let our sons know that now, so that they get prepared to have women as colleagues.

This is the first generation where, to any extent, men and women are working together as equals.

I am glad that we are demonstrating in the United States to-day that the boy should have no more advantage than the girl.

… no civilization can be perfect until exact equality between man and woman is included.

An MP is an MP whether male or female.

Women are equal to men.

What is feminism? We are just asking for equal opportunities, nothing beyond that. It doesn't mean that you cannot be pretty or you cannot cook or you can't do a whole lot of things. Feminism's got a bad rap; that's it.

Without women's equal access to positions of decision-making power and a clear process to get there, gender equality, global security, and peace will never be realized.

If you always have consciousness of gender equality at the heart of your policies, then you will have much more democratic, much more sustainable development.