Iain Duncan Smith Quotes

Others have said it before me. If you don't have a seat at the table, you're probably on the menu. And so it is important that we have women in the United States Senate - strong women, women who are there to help advance an agenda that is important to women.

Women could get it done...That's why we need more women to run so we have more women in power to make decisions.

Women politicians take their job seriously and accomplish their duties diligently and sensitively. Only they can understand the problems of women and act as a sounding board for their concerns.

Well, I think women across Australia, particularly, are a bit fed up with this constant attack and belittling of women in politics, and particularly the role of a female as a prime minister.

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.

The Labour party has done more than any other to address gender inequalities, through legislation and other means, and to increase women's representation in politics, which has led to recent increases in the number of female politicians.

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.

Fifty years in the future, I should hope we'll be on our second woman president, at least.

I don't think that a woman in politics exists or thrives on her own.

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

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

I am looking foward to the day when we have more women in the U. S. Senate that there were victims of Harvey Weistein's sexual harassment.

Women are prepared to run for office. They're prepared to show up. Oh yeah, women have big roles to play, and they have stepped up to the plate already.

I'm very worried about the future for women in politics.

I would absolutely classify as being incredibly progressive the fact that I am the third female prime minister.

I am someone who really would like to see more women in government, but Palin makes me cringe every time I hear about her.

We've never had a female President in this country, which I find stunning

We have extraordinary women running for us right across Canada, and I look forward to showing that women are needed in positions of power. And I certainly hope that, after people see how effective a cabinet with a gender parity in it is, we're going to draw even more women into politics in subsequent elections.

So to Hillary Clinton, Liz Cheney, Christine Quinn, Susana Martinez, Meg Whitman, Sheryl Sandberg, Carly Fiorina and every other woman out there who has ever felt more like a professional juggler than a politician, you are our best hope! Run sister, run.

I don't think there will be a woman Prime Minister in my lifetime.

Many women are now holding posts of grave responsibility in city and country and state and nation, and their number must be greatly increased.

The American people are very, very ready for a woman president. They're far ahead of the politicians. I always thought it would be much easier to elect a woman president of the United States than Speaker of the House, because the people are far ahead, as I say, of the electeds, on the subject of a woman being president.

I've been a proud mentor to many women seeking public office, because I believe we need more women at all levels of government. Women have an equal stake in our future and should have an equal voice in our politics. These are challenging times, but I believe getting more women to run for office is a big part of the solution.

Every time a woman runs, women win.

As a country and as a world, we are not comfortable with women in leadership roles. We call little girls bossy.