Juliana Rotich Quotes

I think the paradigm is shifting with regard to women and what we bring to the industry. I feel very blessed.

One cannot deny the great role women have played in the world community. My flight was yet another impetus to continue this female contribution.

When women are empowered to contribute more fully, we all benefit.

I believe that raising the status of women in Turkey is a responsibility shared by everyone. It is not only in Turkey; we are still in need of serious support for the role of women in business and society all around the world.

There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership; they just need to be identified and asked.

Our experience shows - and survey after survey reveals - institutions are run better, communities are healthier when women are involved in solving the challenges of our society. Equal representation does not just lead to good democracy: it is democracy.

I know full well how important women are in diplomacy and development. I grew up with seven sisters.

Women hold up more than half the sky and represent much of the world's unrealized potential. They are the educators. They raise the children. They hold families together and increasingly drive economies. They are natural leaders. We need their full engagement... in government, business and civil society.

A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.

Fortunately, we have a lot of really smart women in the business.

If we want to get beyond this whole I'm-cool-because-I-care-about-women thing, what we really need to do is we have to start encouraging women to get engineering degrees in college.

My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception.

Empowering women means trusting them.

Women in Africa are really the pillar of the society, are the most productive segment of society, actually. They do agriculture.

I want to tell women in developing countries that they are as powerful as their male counterparts, and they can play an equal role in their respective societies.

I believe it is in the world's interest to develop environments that fully engage women and leverage their natural talents.

The country needs the political work of women today as much as it has ever needed woman in any other work at any other time.

There is not an issue that a woman cannot bring a perspective to.

NGOs have a significant role to play, alongside governments, in improving the status of women.

We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.

I always tell women to use the fact that we offer a different point of view in a room full of men, to their advantage. Because we often stand out, we gain a unique platform to demonstrate our knowledge and capabilities.

Do not think, however, that our nation needs only men to serve it. Women should also take their part as women did in the early years of Islam. The valuable services rendered by women are recounted throughout history from which we learn that women were not created solely for pleasure and comfort. From their examples we learn that we must all contribute toward the development of our nation and that this can not be done without being equipped with knowledge…

When women succeed America succeeds.

Afghanistan is doomed if women are barred once again from public life.

Leadership desperately needs women.