Maxine Waters Quotes

I'm the national co-chair for the Women's March on Washington.

Politics is a potent way to empower women.

Unless there is recognition that women are most vulnerable... and you do something about social and cultural equality for women, you're never going to defeat this pandemic.

Often I have heard the taunt that suffragists are women who have failed to find any normal outlet for their emotions, and are therefore soured and disappointed beings. This is probably not true of any suffragist, and it is most certainly not true of me. My home life and relations have been as nearly ideal as possible in this imperfect world.

Women tell me they are different since 21 May - the day I was arrested - it's a positive change, they believe now.

We are ready to work hard, work together to re-elect President Barack Obama. We must do it because women deserve to make their own choices and determine the course of their lives.

Eve Ensler is a hero of mine. She's been working for the rights of women for a long time.

In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.

Many women have education. But education in professional matters is very different from education in politics and preparing to take leadership roles in the society

Yes, I'm a suffragist.

I have joined the 'suffragettes' - the militant party on the woman suffrage question.

I'm setting up a fund to empower girls and women to speak up - on all issues, not just sexual harassment. For me, it's about inspiring women to come together.

What should matter is whether I stand for female empowerment, and I don't think there are many women out there who have any doubts about that.

I have strived to empower women and girls throughout my entire career.

The Women's March in Washington was about giving power to the collective voices of women everywhere to demand that our leaders put the interests, safety, and welfare of all Americans first.

Women are inferior to none.

Women's MMA has come a really long way. People look forward to us fighting, and they get excited.

We need to put an end to discrimination against women, and the power to bring about this change lies in our hands.

I'm a feminist with a capital 'F' and have always had a passion for policy.

If we're discussing women's empowerment and equal rights, then yes, I support it.

At the women's march, we held signs that said, 'Today we march, tomorrow we run.' They didn't believe us, but it's coming to pass.

I have to ask you to resist, not to comply, to destroy the power men have over women, to refuse to accept it, to abhor it and to do whatever is necessary despite its cost to you to change it.

If you're fighting to limit other women's rights, then you can't really call yourself a feminist.

Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do - it’s the smart thing to do.

Personally, I am uneasy about the notion of "a politically engaged university," for reasons I wrote about over 30 years ago, at the height of protest and resistance (reprinted in For Reasons of State).