- 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
- Powerful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Programs that encourage mentorship, workshops that teach women how to self advocate, and even employee resource groups that are focused on women in the workplace are all very powerful outlets that foster safe-space conversations.
- Respect
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- Nov 07, 2020
We want for everyone to be treated with dignity and respect in any situation. And so we've been thinking about how do we use our platform to empower women. More than half of our hosts are women, and many are using the extra income to start their own businesses.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of my mentors in my early career were men; I'm happy to see today the partnership between the newer generation coming through and more senior women leaders helping others advance their careers.
- Action
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lead by example. Women often wait for permission instead of acting, and I try to encourage bold action.
- Design
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- Nov 07, 2020
While Airbnb cannot singlehandedly level the playing field for women, I believe we can play a role in enabling women around the world to follow their passions and design the lives they want.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even with uncertainty around the future of work in an increasingly automated world, Airbnb will remain a way for women to achieve greater financial independence and social empowerment in the years ahead.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm so disturbed when my women students behave as though they can only read women, or black students behave as though they can only read blacks, or white students behave as though they can only identify with a white writer.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
No other group in America has so had their identity socialized out of existence as have black women... When black people are talked about the focus tends to be on black men; and when women are talked about the focus tends to be on white women.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get so tired of people acting like, you know, black men and women never help each other, never support each other.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think the Women's movement has had a major impact on everybody's lives in our nation and in the world as a whole.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
What's really sad is that so many young women between the ages of 16 and 25 are ignorant and they already believe that women get the same pay as men. They don't even really understand that equality hasn't happened with the pay force.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the number one thing Black women and all Black people should be paying attention to is our health.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that's feminism.
- Seriously
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- Nov 07, 2020
Working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously.
- Business World
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- Nov 07, 2020