Anita Hill Quotes

When I became the first woman to represent the state of Texas in the United State Senate, it was with the help of a lot of women - and a large number of men, too.

For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.

It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.

Women are not only deciding the outcome of elections, they serve as important role models for their daughters and other young women - they hold a key to expanding the way in which women value and experience politics.

Much of the responsibility to get more women elected is down to political parties. I am proud that a third of Lib Dem MPs are women, and I know we must work harder still to spot and nurture talented women at all levels in our party.

Do I want more women elected to Parliament? Absolutely. I devote significant amounts of time to getting more women in that situation.

I think having Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House is going to send a very wonderful lesson to the American public that women can be strong, they can be tough, they can be effective, and they can lead this country as political leaders.

I am encouraged to see women are being elected in Chile, Argentina, Liberia, Ireland. More is more.

In Tunisia, where women have long enjoyed greater rights than many of their Arab neighbors, women pushed for and won a new electoral code that guarantees women will make up half of a candidates' list for office.

You don't only have the need to do it well because leading a country is something quite important, but also because I am the first woman I have the obligation to do it the best possible way so my country can continue voting for women in the future. It is a big responsibility.

A woman's place is in the house - the House of Representatives.

Women are prepared to run for office. They're prepared to show up. Oh yeah, women have big roles to play, and they have stepped up to the plate already.

One of the things 'Cosmo' feels really strongly about is we need more women candidates running, and we need more women across the parties in D.C.

That more women are getting involved in politics - either by running for office, managing campaigns or voting - is a great thing.

In politics, they found there were not enough females in the House of Commons, so they came up with the idea of shortlists having to have women on them.

Politics is a potent way to empower women.

After over 200 years, not even a fifth of Congress is women.

Cynicism lost and hope won. For the first time, the government of Quebec will be led by a woman.

Women have had the vote for over forty years and their organizations lobby in Washington for all sorts of causes; why, why, why don't they take up their own causes and obvious needs?

When given the chance, women have proven they will participate in the electoral process.

I want more women to run countries. There'd be more peace on Earth.

Massoumeh Ebtekar is the highest-ranking woman in Iran's government, a symbol of President Mohammed Khatami's promise to promote women into high-profile positions.

It will take a long time for women's effect on politics to register so that we may properly appraise it.

Republican women bring an important voice to the table.

And because of President Obama, more women than ever are serving in the Cabinet and on the Supreme Court.