Ban Ki-moon Quotes About Gender Equality

Quotes about: Gender Equality

• Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyones responsibility.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Girl, Responsibility, Boys

• Countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders perform better. Peace agreements that include women are more durable. Parliaments with more women enact more legislation on key social issues such as health, education, anti-discrimination and child support. The evidence is clear: equality for women means progress for all.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Country, Children, Mean

  "This #WomensEqualityDay, Remember What Your Vote Means" by Charleta B. Tavares, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 26, 2016.

• Violence against women continues to persist as one of the most heinous, systematic and prevalent human rights abuses in the world. It is a threat to all women, and an obstacle to all our efforts for development, peace, and gender equality in all societies. Violence against women is always a violation of human rights; it is always a crime; and it is always unacceptable. Let us take this issue with the deadly seriousness that it deserves.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Violation Of Human Rights, Issues, Effort

• 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.

  Ban Ki-moon

  Priorities, Empowerment, Example

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