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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
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the early part of my life I carried the flame for fiery women: perky women who were not dumb.
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandmother gave birth to 13 children and I come from a long line of women who gave birth in their 40s.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to start a trend of women as we really look. Some good things, some not so good. I am tired of looking at frozen faces.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think women hold all the answers, but with their skills, their strengths, we can get to a better place.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women have a lot of power in private life. There are many men who would say, 'Hey, women already rule my life.' But with women, more is more. The more there are, the more the world gets used to seeing them. We change the culture. We begin to expand options and lead and manage.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women communicate differently and process information differently, which leads them to resolve conflicts differently.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because if you say men and women are the same and if male behaviour is the norm, and women are always expected to act like men, we will never be as good at being men as men are.
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- Nov 07, 2020
As women have played an increasingly important role in politics, there is no question that they've brought a different perspective, focusing attention on a broader set of issues and building alliances with other women.
- Counterparts
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- Nov 07, 2020
But research confirms that both Republican and Democratic women are more likely than their male counterparts to initiate and fight for bills that champion social justice, protect the environment, advocate for families, and promote nonviolent conflict resolution.
- Shape
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women's particular experiences continue to shape not just their points of view but their actions, in the United States and around the world.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's not to say that women's priorities are better than men's. Rather, when women are empowered, when they can speak from the experience of their own lives, they often address different, previously neglected issues. And families and whole communities benefit.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
It isn't fate but fecklessness that has shoved Sarah Palin to the sidelines of national politics. The real tragedy is that she's taken a lot of other serious Republican women with her.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
Study after study confirms that even when you control for variables like profession, education, hours worked, age, marital status, and children, men still are compensated substantially more - even in professions, like nursing, dominated by women. No wonder there's a gender gap.
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as the G.O.P., led by its increasingly visible women, continues to insist that the problem is not their policies but women's failure to understand their own lives and interests, the gender gap won't go away.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I became White House press secretary, there were other limitations that were thrust upon me. Bill Clinton was under pressure to appoint women to visible positions. I was 31, I'd never worked in Washington. Was I ready for this large and visible job? Still he wanted the credit. So he gave me the job but diminished the job.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020