Wisdom shared by great women from around the world on the eve of International Women’s Day-
I am Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that’s me. ~ Maya Angelou
My Heroes- Maya Angelou connected with countless people through her powerful poetry
Extremists have shown what frightens them most: a girl with a book ~ Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai at Girl Summit 2014
Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world ~ Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton official Secretary of State portrait
If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. ~ Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
One is not born a woman, one becomes one. ~ Simone de Beauvoir
Simone De Beauvoir
Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. ~ Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
International Women’s day celebrates the social, economic and political achievement of women.
Leaders across the world are pledging to take action as champions of gender parity. According to The World Economic Forum 2014 prediction, it would take until 2095 to achieve global gender parity. Then one year later in 2015, they estimated that a slowdown in the already glacial pace of progress meant the gender gap wouldn’t close entirely until 2133.
So all men and women can pledge to take a concrete step to help achieve gender parity more quickly – whether to help women and girls achieve their ambitions, call for gender-balanced leadership, respect and value difference, develop more inclusive and flexible cultures or root out workplace bias. Each of us can be a leader within our own spheres of influence and commit to taking pragmatic action to accelerate gender parity.
Very inspiring, buddy…Coming from powerful women!
They are indeed inspiring!