Nick Mancuso Quotes

I was very proud, on just my second day in office, to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet - one of only three in the developed world.

I've always said, 'Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.'

Hopefully I'm a role model for positive change for everyone - not just women. It's very important to find balance between men and women.

I dream of the day when every new born child is welcome, when men and women are equal, and when sexuality is an expression of intimacy, joy and tenderness.

We should have a national policy whereby in law and its administration no distinctions on the basis of sex should be made except such as are reasonably justified by differences in physical structure, biological or social function.

Women must do a better job of supporting each other. However, real change will happen when both men and women unite to demand diversity.

I would like to think that there are more women in positions of power, to actually get these projects off the ground that are more balanced, where the story is about men and women.

Rigid, state-enforced sex equality is a Marxist policy, pursued to the outer limits in the old East Germany and now being adopted here.

Great women, in partnership with great men, will continue to take us forward.

Sweden's development is based on the equal rights of men and women. We know that investments in gender equality and sexual and reproductive rights pay off.

And I will show of male and female that either is but the equal of the other.

In every power, of which taste is the foundation, excellence is pretty fairly divided between the sexes.

I don't buy this premise that the number of minifigures needs to be an equal amount to be gender neutral. Nobody makes artistic products like that; nobody makes a movie and says there has to be equal numbers of men and women.

There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.

We can celebrate how far we've come from our sexist past when women and men are equally represented in the pages of science fiction anthologies.

The 2010 global gender gap report by the World Economic Forum shows that countries with better gender equality have faster-growing, more competitive economies.

Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone's responsibility.

In particular, I want to set a challenge to public bodies and private companies to improve gender balance on their own boards.

In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex.

I believe if we had half our companies and half our countries run by women, and half our homes run by men, things would be better. We know our companies would be more productive. If you use the full talents of the population, you're more productive. We know our homes would be happier.

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

The biggest deficit in terms of gender equality at Ozon lay in our IT department. So we made a decision, along with our key IT leaders, to remove all filters and systemically interview all the women who apply.

What is being called the UN 'gender architecture' is more like a shack. Women need a bigger global house if equality is ever to become a reality.

Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.

Research conducted throughout the world shows gender balance in top positions contributes to improved competitiveness and better business performance.