I look forward to the day when women's participation in all levels of Government is an unremarkable feature of Public life. Mary Robinson. former President of Ireland.

Why is women's participation so important? In the first place, there can be no true democracy, no true peoples' participation in governance and development without the equal participation of women and men in all spheres of life and levels of decision making. UN NGO Group on Women and Development.

People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.  Rebecca West

Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.  Susan B. Anthony

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.  Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884 - 1962

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." Erma Bombeck

One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man.  Marlo Thomas

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.  Ann Landers

As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.  Marian Anderson

My body is at work,  but my feet are at a party.  Patti Budd - who has worked tirelessly to challenge inequality and wears fabulous shoes.