Shari Arison Quotes

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

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

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.

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.

Gender equality is essential for ensuring that men and women can contribute fully at home, at work, and in public life for the betterment of societies and economies at large.

Great women, in partnership with great men, will continue to take us forward.

Languages proclaim that woman is half of man, and by parity of reasoning, man is half of woman.

Women and men are equal human beings.

I was very proud, on just my second day in office, to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet - one of only three in the developed world.

We can celebrate how far we've come from our sexist past when women and men are equally represented in the pages of science fiction anthologies.

We women are going to bring change. We are speaking up for girls' rights, but we must not behave like men, like they have done in the past.

I believe if we had half our companies and half our countries run by women, and half our homes run by men, things would be better. We know our companies would be more productive. If you use the full talents of the population, you're more productive. We know our homes would be happier.

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.

I'm surrounded by very powerful women and very progressive men.

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

… in an age when human rights are preached loudly from the rooftops, women had to be accepted as equals and allowed to think and act in their own interests and by their own efforts.

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

Women must do a better job of supporting each other. However, real change will happen when both men and women unite to demand diversity.

One of the things I have always said about the man-woman relationship is that I don't want anybody to walk ahead of me, and I don't want anybody to walk behind me. I want a man who will walk along beside me. And that's how I feel about equal rights.

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

I'm happy to say I'm a feminist. Being a feminist is just believing in equal rights. Man, woman, gay, straight, black, white - we're all in it together.

Women have started speaking their minds, and men have graciously started accepting that. I love this.

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

It's 2015. And I just want to get to the point where we're hearing female voices as much as we're hearing men's.