Quotes About Advocacy

Woman stock is rising in the market. I shall not live to see women vote, but I'll come and rap on the ballot box.

Women are half the population and they know how to take care of themselves, if they are only given access to health care.

Women's health needs to be front and center - it often isn't, but it needs to be.

I do believe in women. I really do.

When one woman doesn't speak, other women get hurt.

I was very, very pro-women many years ago.

There are so many women out there relying on me to represent them.

If it wasn't for the women's movement, I wouldn't be where I am today.

I believe all men, all women, regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic background, you deserve the same rights.

I was supposed to be women's lib, and now I'd exceeded it and gone over into international politics.

I think the number one thing Black women and all Black people should be paying attention to is our health.

There's many women now who think, 'Surely we don't need feminism anymore, we're all liberated and society's accepting us as we are'. Which is just hogwash. It's not true at all.

I am a feminist, but I'm not an extremist. I know what feminism is, but I'm not all women empowerment, marching in the streets. I'm not a die-hard girl's girl.

We believe in the empowerment of women and we will not compromise in that goal.

We need to reevaluate that women who ask for a pay raise or ask for a promotion - it's actually an okay thing.

Between 1972 and 1987, the number of Democratic women in the House had actually gone down, from 14 to 12. EMILY's list started doing House races in 1988.

We think it is in our nation's interest that Afghan women - or any women around the world - not suffer.

Men may be way behind in creating choices for themselves, but have actually been quiet supporters of the choices women want for themselves.

Women are responsible for their children, they cannot sit back, waste time and see them starve.

I want to see more women behind the scenes.

Once you have women liberated, it's amazing how many other problems get resolved--pover ty, education, health. Women are the key in any community.

When we hear a story of the abuse of a child or the abuse of women almost all people are appalled by instances of that kind.

I don't care about fashion, I care about women.

Women who love only women may have a good point.