“Achieving gender equality is about disrupting the status quo - not negotiating it.” AchieveGenderStatus QuoGender EqualityNegotiating Author:Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
“As a dedicated, successful writer, Lydia Sigourney violated essential elements of the very gender roles she celebrated. In the process, she offered young, aspiring women writers around the country an example of the possibilities of achieving both fame and economic reward.” CountryYoungProcessRolesSuccessfulEconomicAchieveExamplePossibilityFameEssentialsElementsRewardsGenderDedicatedGender Roles Author:Lydia Sigourney
“I was born with the wrong body, being feminine by gender but male by sex, and I could achieve completeness only when the one was adjusted to the other.” BodySexBornAchieveMalesGenderFeminineCompleteness Book:Conundrum Source: Conundrum
“Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyones responsibility.” MenGirlResponsibilityBoysAchieveMen And WomenGenderEngagementGender EqualityBoy And Girl Author:Ban Ki-moon
“How about we get rid of separate bathrooms for boys and girls? Gays and straights share the bathroom with zero issues. We need to put an end to the sexist pooping policies of yesterday. The only way to achieve gender equality is to start crapping in front of each other.” WayNeedsEndsGirlBoysIssuesShareAchieveFrontsPolicyGayGenderYesterdayZeroBathroomGender EqualitySexistBoy And Girl Author:Daniel Tosh
“Iceland's Women's Day Off in 1975 saw 90% of Icelandic women take time off from their paid and unpaid work, an experience that not only showed women how much they contribute but turned Icelandic men into supporters of gender equality. I aim to achieve the same impact in the UK.” MenSawsAchievePaidAimImpactGenderTake TimeSupporterGender EqualityTime OffDays OffIceland Author:Catherine Mayer