Mitt Romney Quotes

For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.

I am really proud to be a part in whatever way of women becoming active in the political scene. I think it was the first time that people came to terms with the reality of what it meant to have a Senate made up of 98 men and two women.

People are getting tired of the "good old boy" style of politics. Women [candidates] are the alternative.

Women are not only deciding the outcome of elections, they serve as important role models for their daughters and other young women - they hold a key to expanding the way in which women value and experience politics.

Women aren't sitting back after they win an election. They're leaning in!

We have seen a lot of barriers removed for women like myself with young children to be able to run for office.

I think having Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House is going to send a very wonderful lesson to the American public that women can be strong, they can be tough, they can be effective, and they can lead this country as political leaders.

I grew up in a highly political home. My mother was the co-chair of the 300 Group, an organisation whose aim was to get more women MPs into parliament, and she herself stood in the 1987 election, the year before she died.

My mom was sarcastic about men. She would tell me Adam was the rough draft and Eve was the final product. She was a feminist minister, an earth mom who wore a bra only on Sundays.

Massoumeh Ebtekar is the highest-ranking woman in Iran's government, a symbol of President Mohammed Khatami's promise to promote women into high-profile positions.

Politics is traditionally a male domain in Russia. Until now, women have only been accessories. Now, female protest groups are emerging - not because men came up with the idea, but through their own efforts. That's something new for Russia.

Barbara Castle was a hero to millions of British women. She inspired a new generation of women to become active in Labour politics, including, of course Labour's deputy leader, Harriet Harman.

I care so passionately about improving the quality of life for women and girls, not just here in the United States, but internationally as well. I am a single mom and I raised a daughter who is now a young adult.

As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.

It was said that Chile was not ready to vote for a woman, it was traditionally a sexist country. In the end, the reverse happened: the fact of being a woman became a symbol of the process of cultural change the country was undergoing.

You don't only have the need to do it well because leading a country is something quite important, but also because I am the first woman I have the obligation to do it the best possible way so my country can continue voting for women in the future. It is a big responsibility.

Republican women bring an important voice to the table.

And because of President Obama, more women than ever are serving in the Cabinet and on the Supreme Court.

Hugs are helpful, especially when women step out into a mostly male political world. Emotional support, at critical moments, enables women to stay in the race.

At EMILY's List, we're in the business of expanding the political power of women.

In countries like ours, women enter politics in mourning clothes.

Women have to be able to look at themselves in the mirror as men do and say, “I see a presidential candidate!”

A woman running for President. There is not a thing in the Constitution to prohibit it. I cannot vote but I can be voted for.

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

We don't need to be men in skirts to have a role in politics. Women can be leaders by being sensitive women.