Jenny Shipley Quotes

On women empowerment, no one can challenge the BJP.

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.

I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.

Women in Africa, generally a lot needs to be done for women. Women are not being educated, not only in Angola but my trip to Nigeria, one point I would make over and over again was that women need to be educated too.

I think I've really learned how important it is to empower women.

I want to make the world a better place, for women, mainly.

I hope that through Fast Forward, we can encourage women everywhere to know their power wherever they find themselves; to find their purpose; and to connect with others in order to create a better world - especially for women and girls.

By and large, women in New Zealand are fortunate compared with some other countries, including many in our own region. But there is still progress to be made.

I'm working for the women in the world, today; that's my essential issue.

Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.

If women are the key to Africa's future - and I believe they are - we must figure out how to take away the barriers to their participation.

When I took over, I thought that I must do something for the empowerment of women.

The women of Odisha will lead the way in women empowerment in India.

Women are in a position now to voice their opinion... women are getting empowered. The more power they get, the more voice they get to shift certain things around. Now I have a daughter, I understand. When I didn't have a daughter, I didn't understand.

We need to create a society where girls and women are getting the same encouragement and support to build their careers as the boys and men are. From the start.

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 want to empower women.

Equality for women is progress for all.

The serious problems facing the world... will only be solved if women have a seat at the table and are listened to as to what is required. These issues will never be solved until women are able to use their full potential on behalf of themselves, their families and their global and local communities.

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

A large part of the present anxiety to improve the education of girls and women is also due to the conviction that the political disabilities of women will not be maintained.

President Obama has called for economic and political empowerment of women globally. The Equal Futures Partnership promotes removal of policy, legal, and regulatory barriers that hold women back at local, state and national levels.

When you strengthen women, you strengthen the world.

All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.

Elevating the status of women is our best path to peace, justice, and prosperity on a global scale.