Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example. Ban Ki-moon commitdayempowerment Change image and share on social
It's well proven that if you have equality in society, society flourishes, and if you have inequality, it doesn't. So it's good for everybody. Sarah Gavron equalityflourishgood Change image and share on social
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 armcomputercultural share on social
Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from. Matt Bomer equalityidentifypeople Change image and share on social
I know a lot of the work that paved the way for women happened before I was around... I was never that feminist girl demanding equality, but maybe that's because I've never really faced inequality. Kaley Cuoco demandequalityface Change image and share on social
The women's movement in the 1970s led more women into the workforce and got them closer to pay equality. Rebecca Traister 1970scloseequality Change image and share on social
God allows unjust disparities between rich and poor because He does not miraculously intervene to establish justice against human wills. Also, discrepancies are not unjust by themselves; justice does not mean equality of result but equality of opportunity. Peter Kreeft discrepancydisparityequality share on social
In articulating all my feelings about marriage equality, I almost don't know where to begin. And perhaps that's part of the problem. Why do we have to explain ourselves when it comes to issues of fairness and equality? Why is common sense not enough? Scott Fujita articulatebegincommon share on social
It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people. Joe Baca castcongresscrucial Change image and share on social
President Obama and Democrats won a mandate to move us forward with jobs, healthcare reform, equality, and nation building here at home. Christine Pelosi builddemocratequality Change image and share on social