Hans Rosling Quotes

I fear that the migratory crisis signals the beginning of the end of women's rights.

What we need in Africa is balanced development. Economic success cannot be a replacement for human rights or participation or democracy... it doesn't work.

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

Grameen Bank was formed as an institution owned by its borrower members, who are poor women. Through its unique decision-making process, Grameen Bank has given millions of women the means to emerge from the shadows in a male-dominated society and to make something of themselves.

We know that over a billion people live in poverty around the world, and most of them are women and girls. If we can improve their lives, that has a positive effect on their communities, on their families, on their countries.

When you look at human rights, look at gender, and the rights of girls for education in the world - that are crucial issues - some are saying 'Oh, these are western values.' But these are really universal values.

For Unilever, investing in women is an imperative. The business and social cases for doing so are inextricably linked.

Transforming our societies and our economies is an agenda that requires the participation of all. Gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls are key. Including and empowering women and girls to develop and implement climate solutions is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing to do.

Progress is slow, it is uneven, it is fragile and in some parts of the world it is being erased.

When you empower women and help them thrive, you help their communities thrive. Women shoulder the burden disproportionately.

...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.

I think maybe it's too bad that our society isn't further along and this is such a big deal. I think it's time...that people realize that women in this country can do any job they want to do.

Old ideas die hard. We've had thousands of years of women having almost no rights. Parts of the world are in a struggle toward very basic human rights for women, and most of the world isn't even there yet. And it's going to take a long time to change these attitudes.

The right to development is the measure of the respect of all other human rights.That should be our aim: a situation in which all individuals are enabled to maximize their potential, and to contribute to the evolution of society as a whole.

If women only knew the extent of their power!

Simply put, no society can truly flourish if it stifles the dreams and productivity of half its population. Happily, I see evidence all over the world that women are gaining social and economic power that they never had before. This is good news.

One thing, change, is what everyone says. The question is, what type of change? What's the right change to produce a different outcome for the people left behind by globalization?

Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.

Why do we take a dollar? Why do we give a dollar to countries that have no rights for women? We have to think about that.

Women are no longer victims. They have become leaders. They are at the forefront of the demonstrations. We will share a role in all aspects of life, side by side with men.

Gay marriage! That's a huge change and a huge win-win for feminism.

As we move into the twenty-first century, women's status in society will become the standard by which to measure our progress toward civility and peace.

I don't know if I'd put labels on myself, but I do feel that when women are empowered, they have the power to transform society.

The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.

There must be a remedy even for such a crying evil as this [abortion]. But where shall it be found, at least where begin, if not in the complete enfranchisement and elevation of women?