Kerry Washington Quotes

I'm for economic independence.

I bleed feminism. I get equal pay to my male costars on a big show; I have my own home. I'm as independent as you could possibly be.

Growing up, I dreamt of being economically independent because I always believed women should be so.

Even more than the Pill, what has liberated women is that they no longer need to depend on men economically.

My own foundation concentrates on women's economic empowerment on the basis that if women have their own money and are able to support themselves, they can make choices about what happens to them in their lives, about whether they have education, whether they get married, and what happens to their children.

I'm Southern, but I need to be out making my own money, and impacting the world outside of my house.

Women were going back to work, they were assuming their own power. They didn't have time to sit under the dryer.

If a woman is financially independent, she can definitely make a bigger contribution in making big decisions and contribute much more. If a woman is financially independent, she can pursue her interests, too.

I was never going to be one of those women who put their career on hold, who put their hand out to their husband to ask permission. I used to think that was the worst.

It's nice for a woman to go out and have her own money and her own ability to do what she wants.

I do not have to depend on a man to give me bread.

Education, leading to financial independence, has surely made women more empowered.

If you are a woman with your own money, you have confidence. You have the pick of the litter.

I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.

Part of your heritage in this society is the opportunity to become financially independent.

The reality about being economically dependent on someone else usually doesn't work out for women in the end. It's about being an adult and being responsible for your life. Most women have to work, so let's just get on with it.

Until women learn to want economic independence, and until they work out a way to get this independence without denying themselves the joys of love and motherhood, it seems to me feminism has no roots.

I earn and pay my own way as a great many women do today.

There is not a woman born who desires to eat the bread of dependence.

It's important for women to work. They need to keep their independence, to keep earning and being challenged.

For women especially, it's important to be financially independent.

No man has ever paid a single bill in my life - I didn't want it.

The power of earning is essential to the dignity of a woman

Finding that financial independence away from a broken relationship is probably one of the most powerful places a woman can get to.

Today's women are not dependent, and I think it's the biggest sense of freedom.