“Everything is give and take. The solutions are in the middle not in the extremity of the situation.” Quote by Zainab Salbi
“Growing up under Saddam's rule, I witnessed many injustices occurring everyday in my country and yet I could not do anything to prevent them.” CountryGrowing UpGrowingEverydayInjusticeSaddam Author:Zainab Salbi
“I firmly believe today that the only way to stop violence against women is to speak out and refused to be silenced.” WayBelieveTodaySpeakViolenceSpeaks OutViolence Against WomenStop Violence Against Women Author:Zainab Salbi
“I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women's rights, we need to galvanize a global women's movement.” NeedsOrderRightsMovementWomens Rights Author:Zainab Salbi
“The injustice is that women continue to be the main target of violence both during wartime and peacetime and yet there is still a lack of a public outrage.” StillsViolenceInjusticeTargetOutrageWartime Author:Zainab Salbi
“It seems to me that violence against women has been tolerated for so long that the world has become numb to it.” WorldLongHas BeensSeemsViolenceNumbViolence Against WomenStop Violence Against Women Author:Zainab Salbi
“Unfortunately, violence against women is not the only injustice women face globally; it is one of the many inequalities that impede the full development of socially excluded women globally.” FacesViolenceDevelopmentInjusticeInequalityViolence Against WomenExcludedStop Violence Against Women Author:Zainab Salbi
“From an economic perspective, women are treated unfairly: they perform 66 percent of the world's work and produce 50 percent of the food but they only earn 10 percent of the income and own 1 percent of the property.” WorldEconomicProducePerspectivePercentPropertyIncomeTreatedTreated Unfairly Author:Zainab Salbi
“From joblessness to lack of education and professional skills to sexual and gender-based violence, women face a multi-faceted oppression.” FacesViolenceSkillsGenderOppressionJoblessnessLack Of Education Author:Zainab Salbi
“I believe that a lot of progress has been achieved to address gender inequality: We have moved from a time where women in the US could not apply for credit card without their husband's signature to a time where women are the owners of their businesses.” BelieveHas BeensI BelieveProgressHusbandMovedGenderCreditCardsInequalityAddressesOwnersCredit CardSignaturesGender Inequality Author:Zainab Salbi
“It appears easier to talk about protecting women than it is to fully include women at all decision-making levels in peace talks and post-conflict planning.” DecisionLevelsEasierConflictPlanningPostsDecision MakingPeace Talks Author:Zainab Salbi