Equality : (400)

" I’ve been a staunch advocate of women’s empowerment, and I’ve worked hard throughout my career to advance the cause. It is heartening to see that gender equality is really becoming more of a reality. There is still much more to be done, and I’m confident that, by working together, we can empower women worldwide. " - Madhuri Dixit

" Puerto Rico loses out on billions of dollars annually because it is treated unequally under a range of federal programs, including tax credits available to millions of households in the States that do not pay federal income taxes. " - Pedro Pierluisi

" I think the more women we have running for office the better. " - Elise Stefanik

" When I joined the Marine Corps, you have to do a vocational test to get in, and I took the test, they were like, ‘You did great. You can do anything you want to do.’ I said, ‘OK, I want to do this.’ ‘Except for that because you’re a woman.’ " - Liz Carmouche

" If we try to engineer outcomes, if we overturn tradition to make everyone the same, we ruin society. If we upset tradition to allow for an equal shot at the starting gate, everyone wins, except for the charlatans and would be dictators. " - Ben Stein

" I believe in equality: guys have rights, women have rights. It should be the same with race, or class, or whatever. I just like balance. " - Little Simz

" Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given the existence of issues like the integration, participation and representation of Muslim citizens, and occasional but lingering anti-Semitism. " - Recep Tayyip Erdogan

" If I can learn how to pitch in two months, and I’m doing OK, how can we not assume that a woman who’s been working on it for her entire life won’t be playing in the MLB? It’s ridiculous. " - Kylie Bunbury

" The noble position of motherhood aside, our general opinion about women is that, while taking into account their specific needs, it should be made possible for them to take on every role, including the jobs of physician, military officer, judge and president of a country. " - Fethullah Gulen

" The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men. " - Annie Lennox