This Saturday, March 8th, marks another International Women’s Rights Day.
In this context, we’ve already talked about the origin of this date and also paid tribute to the women of Porto. So how about discovering some inspiring quotes now?
And these are 11 of the most memorable phrases:
- “Men and women should have the right to be sensitive. Men and women should have the right to be strong. It’s time to look at gender as a spectrum and not as two opposing ideals.” – Emma Watson
- “Feminism has never killed anyone. Machismo kills every day.” – Benoîte Groult
- “There are no limits to what we can achieve as women.” – Michelle Obama
- “I’m not ashamed to dress as a woman. Because there’s no shame in being a woman.” – Iggy Pop
- “I believe that women’s rights are the unfinished business of the 21st century.” – Hillary Clinton
- “Don’t clear the table if the men don’t get up and do it too.” – Coco Channel
- “You are not born a woman, you become one.” – Simone de Beauvoir
- “How wrong it is for a woman to expect a man to build the world she wants, instead of creating it herself.” – Anais Nin
- “I consider myself a feminist… Isn’t that the word for someone who fights for women’s rights?” – Dalai Lama
- “Woman, wake up, the alarms of reason are ringing throughout the universe; recognize your rights.” – Olympe de Gouges
- “Women would truly be equal to men the day they appointed an incompetent woman to an important post.” – Françoise Giroud
Text adapted from Paris Secret