Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family. 658
Equal pay isn’t just a women’s issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits. 614
Soon we saw that money going to women brought much more benefit to the family than money going to the men. So we changed our policy and gave a high priority to women. As a result, now 96% of our four million borrowers in Grameen Bank are women. 2.09K
Studies have shown that since women have had access to the pill and family planning measures, they have made huge gains in both wages and in careers that were dominated by men. 606
I’m worried about that man or woman sitting around – the coffee table tonight or in their kitchen talking about how are we going to get to work. How are we going to have the dignity to take care of our family. 610
Women know what men have long forgotten. The ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family. 2.11K
The lover of life makes the whole world into his family, just as the lover of the fair sex creates his from all the lovely women he has found, from those that could be found, and those who are impossible to find. 2.34K
I grew up in a family where the women were just nuts. They didn’t stand around in cardigans making polite conversation while they chopped tomatoes. 556
Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle. 643
The breakdown of the black community, in order to maintain slavery, began with the breakdown of the black family. Men and women were not legally allowed to get married because you couldn’t have that kind of love. It might get in the way of the economics of slavery. Your children could be taken from you and literally sold down the river. 649
As women slowly gain power, their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family funds, they generally spend more on health, nutrition, and education – and less on alcohol and cigarettes. 607
A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold. 1.3K
Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities. 766
Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one. 618
A woman should be home with the children, building that home and making sure there’s a secure family atmosphere. 620
I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific career. Well, it has not been easy. 603
