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- Nov 07, 2020
Women Quotes
On confidence, identity and being true to yourself.
These quotes discuss women's confidence and identity from a few angles: resisting pressure to act a certain way, and the discipline shown by women serving alongside men in the military. For related reflections, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
The big takeaway I got from 'Thelma & Louise' was the reaction of women who had seen the movie being so profound, so different. It was overwhelming, and it made me realise how few opportunities we give women to feel excited and empowered by female characters, to come out of a movie pumped.
- Half
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women are half the population of the world, and yet there are so few female characters on-screen.
- Few Women
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are woefully few women CEOs in the world, but there can be lots of them in films.
- Science
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- Nov 07, 2020
How do we encourage a lot more girls to pursue science, technology, and engineering careers? By casting droves of women in STEM jobs today in movies and on TV.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Identifying with a character is one of the best parts of seeing a movie, but as women, we've had to train ourselves to experience the male journey.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Things are not going to change until Indian women, and their parents, stop being afraid of what society will say. This is the single biggest obstacle. The fear of what people will say and how this will shame their parents means that women are paralysed.
- Determination
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- Nov 07, 2020
The contribution of my dad towards women's wrestling in Haryana is immense and his vision and determination have shaped several young careers.
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is so much discrimination towards women in Haryana.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women sportspersons like Krishna Poonia and Seema Antil are role models for Haryanvi women.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In our village women are left to clean the house and milk the cattle so when I first entered the ring, I had to hear the criticism of people.
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- Nov 07, 2020