Jenny Shipley Quotes

Equality and development will not be achieved however if peace is not understood from women's' point of view.

There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.

Actually, I don't ever think there will be a men-only team of leadership in the Labour party again. People would look at it and say, 'What? Are there no women in the party to be part of the leadership? Do men want to do it all themselves?' It just won't happen again.

We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.

The power of women in the politics is a soft power. It is a positive change that our country and other countries in the region... are making by giving a chance to women.

The creation of a peaceful and sustainable world civilization will be impossible without the full participation of women in every arena of human activity.36 While this proposition is increasingly supported, there is a marked difference between intellectual acceptance and its implementation.

Women's voices need to be in politics, and shaping politics from the very beginning, not serve as an afterthought.

Without women's equal access to positions of decision-making power and a clear process to get there, gender equality, global security, and peace will never be realized.

I was very proud, on just my second day in office, to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet - one of only three in the developed world.

Ten years ago in Nairobi we said that the participation of women in the decision-making and appraisal processes of the United Nations was essential if the organization was to effectively serve women's interests.

Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.

I just read that 81 percent of Americans are ready to vote for a woman. So it sounds like America is ready.

We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of women within the church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we make important decisions.

Politics need to stop treating women as a special-interest group.

We are bringing women into politics to change the nature of politics, to change the vision, to change the institutions. Women are not wedded to the policies of the past. We didn't craft them. They didn't let us.

So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made.

If we think that our daughters ought to be in Congress next to our sons, we'd better let our sons know that now, so that they get prepared to have women as colleagues.

If our political positions were dominated by women, things might be different.

I just think overall there's not as many female ministers than there are male ministers.

The Ministry of Health started by restructuring Ethiopia's previously male-dominated health system with women at the center.

It's so great to be able to inspire these young women today to get involved in male-dominated subjects.

I am proud to represent the first explicitly feminist government in the world, and one that has been at the forefront of advocating for greater attention to women, peace, and security.

We need more women in positions of power so that women's issues are thought of more, because a room full of men in government and in power don't think the type of things needed to make a change.

It's predominantly a male society, predominately a male culture, predominantly a male theatre, and predominantly male critics, but that's changing, definitely.

That's something I've been conscious of and want to make true in all jobs I do. It's important we have women at the front and centre.