“It is not easy being a woman anywhere. Moreover, for women leaders, the obstacles are greater, the demands are greater, the barriers are greater and the double standards are greater” “As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women’s issues, in bringing down the population growth rater …. As a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension – that of a mother”
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Quotes of the Week
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Benazir Bhutto
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“To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It’s about stimulating them. It’s about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve – and to do that with a purpose.” “Women, as the minority, have to prove their worth all the time. That’s the reason we tend to over-prepare, over-study, over anticipate. I think it’s the case with many women leaders. We tend to overdo it.”
Christine Lagarde
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“Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world” “Although we were not able to shatter that highest and hardest ceiling this time, thanks to you it has 18 million cracks in it, and the light is shining through never before, filling us all with the hope and knowledge that the path will be little easier next time, and we are going to keep working to make it so.”
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right, when it is unpopular, is a true test of moral character.
Margaret Chase Smith
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We've chosen the path to equality, please don't let them turn us around.
Geraldine Ferraro
