Quotes about "Social Justice & Equality"

My own life values were shaped in great part by my mother, who instigated women's clubs in my village. Women were able to organize and stand together. What inspired me most about their work was the power it gave them to assert their rights and the rights of their daughters, be it education or property inheritance. ”

To build more human economies in Africa, governments must be far more strategic, wise, and forward-looking in their expenditure and build diverse economies that are going to deliver the jobs for the next generation. ”

Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development. ”

I believe we can build a human economy where people are the bottom line. ”

Instead of presiding over an economic system that panders to big business and a wealthy elite, a more human economy must be established which meets the needs of African women and young people. ”

The discrimination of women and girls goes to the core of any and all analyses of the world's economic, political, and environmental problems. ”

The conniving, rich oilmen that were so desperate to prevent and frustrate the Paris Agreement found cheerleaders in Mr. Trump and his party. They choose to protect their profits from a flailing fossil fuel industry over human lives and a clean, inclusive future for us all. ”

Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us. ”

I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian. ”

Human beings are pampered by the Lord. Their real tests don't come until later in life. ”