Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Quotes

Just as women's rights are human rights, women's progress is human progress.

Equality for women is progress for all.

The women's movement was always going to work in two parts. With one part, we'd break open the doors that were closed to women, and with the other part, we'd walk through, transforming society for men and women. Turns out it was a lot easier to open the doors.

The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all social progress.

I've been a staunch advocate of women's empowerment, and I've worked hard throughout my career to advance the cause. It is heartening to see that gender equality is really becoming more of a reality. There is still much more to be done, and I'm confident that, by working together, we can empower women worldwide.

What should matter is whether I stand for female empowerment, and I don't think there are many women out there who have any doubts about that.

The more the women beat the men hopefully that will bring up more opportunities for us and then the possibilities are endless as to what can happen.

Feminism is the best movement that's happened in the 21st century, and it benefits everyone.

It is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights.

As we move into the twenty-first century, women's status in society will become the standard by which to measure our progress toward civility and peace.

For a people is only as great, as free, as lofty, as advanced as its women are free, noble and progressive.

In fighting for women, we fight for humanity. We fight for the future - for everyone.

It is by standing up for the rights of girls and women that we truly measure up as men.

Women's empowerment is intertwined with respect for human rights.

I would chance saying globally there is a feeling that female empowerment has, at last, become a topic that is fashionable, and more power to that.

Women's issues have always been a part of my life. My goal is to bring the word 'feminism' back into the zeitgeist and reframe it.

I'm a feminist in the true sense of the word. It's about equality.

I deplore the shying away that can go on, within women, from the term 'feminist.' I am, absolutely, all about being a feminist.

I love the women's movement, and I never thought of it as belonging to any particular segment of the population.

Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.

There are no such things as women's issues! All issues are women's issues.

Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex.

Those who have known the quality of my work and the many public statements I have made over the course of my life must know that I am a strong supporter of Women's Rights.

A feminist is a person who believes in the power of women just as much as they believe in the power of anyone else. It's equality, it's fairness, and I think it's a great thing to be a part of.

I pray that in the future, no one knows the meaning of women empowerment because we don't need these words.