20 International Women’s Day Quotes

International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8th to honor the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and to raise awareness about gender inequality that still exists in many parts of the world. In honor of this day, we have compiled a list of 20 inspirational quotes from women who have made an impact in various fields and have fought for gender equality.

Empowerment international women’s day quotes

1. “Women are the real architects of society.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
2. “A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
3. “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” – Michelle Obama
4. “A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” – Gloria Steinem
5. “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” – Audre Lorde
6. “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” – Hillary Clinton
7. “I raise up my voice—not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” – Malala Yousafzai
8. “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel
9. “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” – Malala Yousafzai
10. “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
11. “The most important thing one woman can do for another is expand her sense of actual possibilities.” – Adrienne Rich
12. “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” – Melinda Gates
13. “I’m tough, I’m ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay.” – Madonna
14. “I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story—I will.” – Amy Schumer
15. “The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.” – Serena Williams
16. “Women are leaders everywhere you look—from the CEO who runs a Fortune 500 company to the housewife who raises her children and heads her household. Our country was built by strong women, and we will continue to break down walls and defy stereotypes.” – Nancy Pelosi
17. “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” – Estée Lauder
18. “You don’t have to be pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your boyfriend/spouse/partner, not to your co-workers, especially not to random men on the street. You don’t owe it to your mother, you don’t owe it to your children, you don’t owe it to civilization in general. Prettiness is not a rent you pay for occupying a space marked ‘female.'” – Erin McKean
19. “I hope that my presence on your screens and in magazines may lead you, young girls, on a beautiful journey. That you will feel validation of your external beauty, but also, get to the deeper business of being beautiful inside.” – Lupita Nyong’o
20. “In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.” – Sheryl Sandberg

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