Equality : (400)

" Educated women armed with computers have defeated extremists by denying them a monopoly to define cultural identity and interpret religious texts. No extremist can say that women are inferior to men without being made a laughingstock on Al Jazeera. Islam insisted on equality between everyone. " - Fatema Mernissi

" European officials thought that austerity was part of what they called their ‘convergence policies,’ of trying to bring countries together. Instead, it actually made things worse. There’s more inequality within countries and more disparity across countries. " - Joseph Stiglitz

" Before I came out, people always asked me math questions. But once I became a woman, they stopped. There’s unintended discrimination. " - Vivienne Ming

" Men are dogs. Men are dogs. We got to stop it. Men are not dogs. Uh-uh. Dogs are loyal. " - Wanda Sykes

" Because I’m a woman writing about women who do bad things, that’s somehow very ‘other.’ When men write that, it’s called a novel. It’s just a book. " - Gillian Flynn

" When evaluating the suitability of a woman for a role, or using certain language in job advertisements, biases can creep in. " - Nicky Morgan

" We used to look at each other and say, ‘We play the same game with the same rules, the same bat, the same ball, the same field. What the hell does color have to do with it? You don’t play with color. You play with talent.’ " - Monte Irvin

" The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman. " - Dalai Lama

" The goal of a just society should be to provide satisfying work with a living wage to all its citizens. " - Michael Dirda

" I feel like in our society there is definitely still a lot of underlying sexism. It’s funny how many guys are surprised when you pick up an instrument in the studio, or write your own songs. " - Nina Nesbitt