Michelle Bachelet Quotes

Generally my feeling is that I think women are just in a universal way coming out, coming to their own more. And they have more opportunity, and basically we're equal.

I think nowadays, women are breaking the borders or the boundaries and also trying to give a new interpretation in terms of impact you can have to the society.

Women are emerging as a major force for change. Countries that have invested in girls' education and removed legal barriers that prevent women from achieving their potential are now seeing the benefits.

Women are in positions of power the most radical of activists could only dream of in 1960.

Equality for women is progress for all.

Women have a lot of power in private life. There are many men who would say, 'Hey, women already rule my life.' But with women, more is more. The more there are, the more the world gets used to seeing them. We change the culture. We begin to expand options and lead and manage.

I have affected the way women are regarded, and that's important to me.

Now that women are persons, what's ahead?

If we can blast a woman into space, we can launch a woman into the White House.

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

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.

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.

Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on.

The fire to inspire women and help them to blaze new paths fiercely burns inside of me.

Comedy is just one of the many professions that women are taking over.

There are many women who came before me who didn't really have the same opportunities that I have had. That's why I always wanted to be a great ambassador - not only today's generation - but for the women who really didn't have a voice, but who paved the way for me.

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

Women are just beginning to see that; there's something about being a woman that's innately different from being a man. I love what I'm seeing take place and I know Julia has so much to offer.

What I said was that in a democratic society, people must be permitted to make their choices and that the choices of women should not be subordinate to the choices of men, otherwise women are less than equal, are second-class citizens.

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.

It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.

Women are more sure of themselves today. They don't have to emulate the way men dress.

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.

Women are the real architects of society.

Women are everywhere. We're letting them play golf and tennis now. It's out of control.