Quotes About Diversity

I was political by coming out of the womb. I was gay, and I wanted to play tennis.

I have an equal opportunity womb!

All of the children need to know, all of the little kiddies and fetuses out there. Even if they're not out of the womb yet, they need to know that it's okay to be whoever the heck you are.

In too many instances, the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.

If you can't see it, you can't be it. It's just having those brilliant women break out and do something - then other girls can say, 'I can do it, too!'

Sexism isn't a one-size-fits-all phenomenon. It doesn't happen to black and white women the same way.

Cricket is not gender biased. It isn't that men's cricket is different and women's a different one.

I want 'Scars to Your Beautiful' to reach different types of women. The girl I am talking about, it's me, it's you - it's every girl who has struggled with feeling not good enough. I want to talk about all the different extremes that girls go through to feel beautiful.

I'm bisexual. And so, you know, I've dated men and women.

Gender equality is not only an issue for women and girls.

Feminism is not just about women; it's about letting all people lead fuller lives.

If you're gay, that doesn't mean I want to discriminate against you, belittle or bully you, abuse or offend you. Not at all. I don't want to go back to the dark days of criminalisation and the imprisonment of gay men and women; of Section 28 and legalised discrimination.

In mathematics and science, there is no difference in the intelligence of men and women. The difference in genes between men and women is simply the Y chromosome, which has nothing to do with intelligence.

Women tend to judge other women harshly. We should be kinder to each other, accept that we're all different and can make different choices. Not go for some kind of stereotypical idea that we're perfect. Frankly, I'm not perfect.

Women make the world go round.

The more people we can attract to science and technology - men, women, everybody - the more economic opportunity we have as a nation.

Women of African descent, since the beginning of time, have altered their hair, decorated it and used it to designate status.

I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.

Men and women aren't the same. And they won't be the same. That doesn't mean that they can't be treated fairly.

Like all women, my path to womanhood is unique. No two paths are the same. Each of us travel with different privileges, challenges, and perspectives - some limiting, others illuminating.

Some women can probably be Nicki Minaj and Cardi B, but some of us can't.

I want to encourage women to embrace their own uniqueness. Because just like a rose is beautiful, so is a sunflower, so is a peony. I mean, all flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that's like women too.

There are many, many different kinds of intersectional exclusions - not just black women but other women of color. Not just people of color, but people with disabilities. Immigrants. LGBTQ people. Indigenous people.

I have lived and slept in the same bed with English countesses and Prussian farm women... no woman has excited passions among women more than I have.