Quotes About Equality

I hope that I inspire women to believe in themselves, no matter where they come from; no matter what education they have; what particular background they originate from.

The Miss America Organization's philanthropic arm is particularly appealing to me, as I have made it my mission to give back in ways that empower women and celebrate diversity.

I grew up in a commune where no one considered me female, particularly.

I don't think we live in a particularly equal society.

A director has to be on the set when the crew is called and is the last one to leave at night. I'm not saying it's not possible, but that's partly why we're not seeing more women.

I have a partner who can be there alongside me, who's taking up a huge part of that joint responsibility, because he's a parent, too - he's not a babysitter.

People should be allowed to marry, and gay marriage should be out there. If a man or a woman has a good partner and they love each other with their heart and soul, let them marry. I am very much for gay marriage.

My wife comes with me on all the movies, but she is not an appendage to a film star or anything like that. She is a completely intertwined partner. She is the other half of me. Also, we're still very much in love with each other. We always have been, we always will be.

I look forward to a life partner who can look after me and respect me.

If a man is secure enough to allow his partner to go out and express herself, and if he does not feel as ambitious as her, he can be a homemaker also. There is nothing wrong with it.

For the first time in my life, I want the right to get married. I've met somebody who meets the criteria of what I've always imagined in and wanted from a partner - someone to marry and to bring children into the world with.

You want your partner to objectify you.

I couldn't bear a marriage in which one partner hinges on the other.

It's more pressure on women to - if they marry or partner with someone, to partner with the right person. Because you cannot have a full career and a full life at home with your children if you are also doing all of the housework and child care.

Of my three daughters and one daughter-in-law, they all work. They all work, some of them full-time, some of them part-time. But they're still there as moms. And when they come home and take over that responsibility, they need a shared partner, and that partner is that partner for life. And I'm talking about, of course, the father.

While women prefer to have a higher-earning partner, men generally prefer to be the higher-earning partner in a relationship.

I'm proud to stand beside you as a partner and support Special Olympics - an important program that promotes leadership and empowers students to be agents of change.

My mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said so on many occasions.

I just never wanted to be in a position where I wouldn't be able to walk down the street holding my partner's hand.

To be sure, not all women are looking for a partner.

Growing up, all I learned was how best to diminish my own light for a partner.

In every relationship there will be a person who's the dominating character. That doesn't mean that celebrities don't marry or that they don't get a partner.

I believe equality in a relationship is very important, and for that, both partners should be equally capable to handle anything.

It's awesome that you have a female CFO and a female GC, but if you look at the investing partners, and it's 15 dudes, I do think those people are going to get left behind if they don't get with where the world is going.