Michelle Bachelet Quotes

No country in the world can yet say they have achieved gender equality.

We know that the only way to achieve equality is if both men and women want to achieve equality. We also know that equality is not just the right thing to do for men, it is a good thing to do.

In the nineteenth century, the central moral challenge was slavery. In the twentieth century, it was the battle against totalitarianism. We believe that in this century the paramount moral challenge will be the struggle for gender equality around the world.

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.

True gender equality in Scotland - and elsewhere - is still some way off.

Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.

Women's rights are human rights.

Gender equality is not only an issue for women and girls.

Achieving gender equality is about disrupting the status quo - not negotiating it.

... being a feminist means that you believe in civil rights and social justice.

Equality is not a concept. It's not something we should be striving for. It's a necessity. Equality is like gravity, we need it to stand on this earth as men and women, and the misogyny that is in every culture is not a true part of the human condition. It is life out of balance and that imbalance is sucking something out of the soul of every man and woman who's confronted with it. We need Equality, and we kind of need it now. 'So why do you write these strong female characters?' Because you're still asking that question.

Women and men are equal human beings.

At a time when efforts are being made to eradicate discrimination between the sexes in the search for social equality and justice, the differences between the sexes are being rediscovered.

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

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

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.

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

We're going forward until we have an equitable and safe world for women.

What the government and we in society need to do is to address the issue of gender justice.

I believe that women should be treated just like men.

I am a feminist. And I don't think of that as being anti-men, I think about it as equal rights for women.

Feminism is the best movement that's happened in the 21st century, and it benefits everyone.

It's only that we live in a patriarchal society, and therefore, the word 'feminism' has to be used as a counter to patriarchy. But feminism is about being equal. The word used should be 'equalist,' as it is about all humans being equal and respecting each other for that.

I am not a feminist, I am a humanist.

I mean that I consider myself a feminist. I think anybody who thinks women and men should be treated equally is a feminist, whether or not they know it.