Quotes About Equality

I act for love. I give it my all. I would probably still do it even if I wasn't paid at all. But in terms of equal pay, I need to be paid the same as the guy who has equal billing with me. Otherwise, I won't do it. Because if you accept less, you're just letting everyone else down and continuing the cycle.

We are always told that with women's rights and opportunities for women there's been constant progress, and it isn't true. It works in cycles.

It's really important for cycling and for women to be on a sporting stage which is in the mainstream and across the board, not just my own sport.

How can another man call another man boss? That's like calling another man 'Daddy.'

The thing about dads is, even when they're very good, they don't do anything like as much as most mums do.

I think that the Me Too movement, which in some ways has been very good, in other ways, as with everything else, has been very damaging. Because really it has immobilised men. It has really prevented men from being men.

I am a pro-gay marriage conservative. And I'm pretty damn confident in my sexuality.

When women come up to me like, 'I am a freaking senator,' or, 'I'm a doctor,' it's like, 'Damn, y'all like me? I look up to y'all!'

I'm Anna Paquin. I'm bisexual and I give a damn.

It's clear Trump and the Republicans in Washington don't give a damn about anyone like me or anyone who doesn't think like them.

Directors didn't want to work with me because I was 'too controlling.' If it had been a man, it wouldn't have meant a damn thing.

I think dance in any culture, in any form, is a true leveler.

Yes, I'm a proud Latina woman, but before that - before the color of my skin, my accent, anything - I'm an actress, singer and dancer. I'm something bigger than just my background.

One of the greatest features of science is that it doesn't matter where you were born, and it doesn't matter what the belief systems of your parents might have been: If you perform the same experiment that someone else did, at a different time and place, you'll get the same result.

My goal for the #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign is to create systemic change across all school systems. I want there to be diverse books that reflect the lives of every person, regardless of whether or not they are in the majority.

Global governments should start seriously talking about the creation of a World Tax Authority with the mission to ensure that tax systems will deliver for the public interests in all countries.

With abolition, it's necessary to destroy systems of oppression. But it's equally necessary to put at the forefront our conversations about creation. When we fight for justice, what exactly do we want for our communities?

I don't like closed systems.

I think that people need to become more educated about money. We need to stop creating systems that benefit only the most-cutthroat sharks.

We got to make sure that the Democratic Party is not just Democratic, but seen to be Democratic. That means we got to have systems in place that makes sure that everybody who participates in a primary is perceived to have an equal shot with everybody else.

You see very senior women leaving technology and the men stay, mostly because they feel quite isolated and are isolated by the very systems.

We need to really focus on getting this digital equity across the board in all of our public school systems, for both girls and boys.

What is it going to take to dismantle the systems that keep me from being able to live well and that keep me and so many other people from being able to access the things that we need and deserve?

I've always been bothered by systems that don't work for everybody. It doesn't mean we're all equal. I am not naive about that. But we should have a more inclusive society.