LET US EMPOWER TOGETHER!
- Idiyanale Empowerment Movement
- Apr 17, 2022
- 3 min read
Written by: Marielle Lyle Messiona & Alessandra Joy G. Perez
Women possess countless characteristics and capabilities. Words that are used to talk about women may seem to be countless already. Indeed, women are worthy of every recognition and appreciation. They may be distinct from one another, however they are all equally deserved to be empowered. Here are some of them:
Gender equality is a human fight, not a female fight.
—Freida Pinto
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
—Maya Angelou
“Don’t let anyone tell you what you can and can’t do or achieve. Do what you want to do and be who you want to be. Just encourage and include each other, don’t ostracize the gender in front of you.”
—Emma Watson
“To all the little girls who are watching this, never doubt that you are valuable and powerful, and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world to pursue and achieve your own dreams.”
–Hillary Clinton
“Feminism isn’t about making women stronger. Women are already strong, it’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.”
–G.D. Anderson
“Women will only have true equality when men share with them the responsibility of bringing up the next generation.”
—Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A woman is a full circle. Within her is power to create, nurture and transform.
—Diane Mariechild
A girl should be two things: Who and What she wants.
— Coco Chanel
“I can promise you that women working together – linked, informed and educated – can bring peace and prosperity to this forsaken planet.”
"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish."
“Women need a seat at the table, they need an invitation to be seated there, and in some cases, where this is not available, they need to create their own table. We need a global understanding that we cannot implement change effectively without women's political participation.”
"We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored."
"No woman should be told she can't make decisions about her own body. When women's rights are under attack, we fight back."
"Women will be hidden no more. We will not remain hidden figures. We have names. … It was woman that gave you Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was woman that gave you Malcolm X. And according to the Bible, it was a woman that gave you Jesus. Don't you ever forget it."
"I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I'm beautiful. I say if I'm strong. You will not determine my story—I will."
"I hear a lot of people saying, when talking about girls' empowerment and women as well, you'll often hear people saying, 'You're helping them find their voices', I fundamentally disagree with that. Women don't need to find their voice. They need to feel empowered to use it and people need to be encouraged to listen."
“I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else.”
“I am a woman and a warrior. If you think I can't be both, you've been lied to.”
“Behind every great woman... is another great woman."
"A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman."
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