Quotes
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. ~Diane Ackerman
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily difference we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee. ~Marian Wright Edelman
Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door. ~ Emily Dickenson
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfection. ~Unknown
Parents can only give good advice or put them[children] on the right
paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own
hands. ~Anne Frank
There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws
and elect lawmakers. ~Susan B. Anthony
It doesn't matter who you are, or where you came from. The ability to triumph
begins with you. Always. ~Oprah Winfrey
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have
any. ~Alice Walker
It’s not what you call me, but what I answer to. ~African proverb
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good.
Luckily, this is not difficult. ~Charlotte Whitton
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher’s mitt on
both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. ~Maya Angelou.
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily difference we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee. ~Marian Wright Edelman
Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door. ~ Emily Dickenson
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfection. ~Unknown
Parents can only give good advice or put them[children] on the right
paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own
hands. ~Anne Frank
There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws
and elect lawmakers. ~Susan B. Anthony
It doesn't matter who you are, or where you came from. The ability to triumph
begins with you. Always. ~Oprah Winfrey
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have
any. ~Alice Walker
It’s not what you call me, but what I answer to. ~African proverb
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good.
Luckily, this is not difficult. ~Charlotte Whitton
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher’s mitt on
both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. ~Maya Angelou.
The United Nations declares an annual theme:
- 2014: Equality for women is progress for all.
- 2013: A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women
- 2012: Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty
- 2011: Equal access to education, training and science and technology
- 2010: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all
- 2009: Women and men united to end violence against women and girls
- 2008: Investing in Women and Girls
- 2007: Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls
- 2006: Women in decision-making
- 2005: Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building a More Secure Future
- 2004: Women and HIV/AIDS
- 2003: Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals
- 2002: Afghan Women Today: Realities and Opportunities
- 2001: Women and Peace: Women Managing Conflicts
- 2000: Women Uniting for Peace
- 1999: World Free of Violence against Women
- 1998: Women and Human Rights
- 1997: Women at the Peace Table
- 1996: Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future
- 1975: United Nations recognizes International Women's Day
- 2014: Equality for women is progress for all.
- 2013: A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women
- 2012: Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty
- 2011: Equal access to education, training and science and technology
- 2010: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all
- 2009: Women and men united to end violence against women and girls
- 2008: Investing in Women and Girls
- 2007: Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls
- 2006: Women in decision-making
- 2005: Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building a More Secure Future
- 2004: Women and HIV/AIDS
- 2003: Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals
- 2002: Afghan Women Today: Realities and Opportunities
- 2001: Women and Peace: Women Managing Conflicts
- 2000: Women Uniting for Peace
- 1999: World Free of Violence against Women
- 1998: Women and Human Rights
- 1997: Women at the Peace Table
- 1996: Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future
- 1975: United Nations recognizes International Women's Day