International Women’s Day, celebrated each March 8th, is a date of utmost importance in the fight for gender equality, the recognition of women’s rights, and awareness of the various forms of discrimination and violence that women face around the world.
This day not only serves to commemorate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women but also acts as a call to action to accelerate gender parity and address persistent inequalities.
The significance of this day lies in its ability to unite people from all cultures and social strata in recognition of women’s contributions and in reflection on the necessary steps to build a fairer and more inclusive society.
8M. Phrases for International Women’s Day 2024
Below we share 50 famous quotes by women for this March 8th.
- The teacher asked my brother, ‘What career do you want to study?’ but she asked me, ‘What kind of man do you want to marry?’ Michelle Obama
- Women are the world’s greatest untapped talent. Hillary Clinton
- Masculinity is the male way of demeaning women. Simone de Beauvoir
- The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be, rather than recognizing who we are. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- When men are oppressed, it’s a tragedy. When women are oppressed, it’s tradition. Letty Cottin
- Well-behaved women seldom make history. Eleanor Roosevelt
- We need to tell girls their voices are important. Malala Yousafzai
- Those who do not move, do not notice their chains. Rosa Luxemburg
- Foolish men who accuse women without reason, without seeing that you are the cause of the very thing you blame. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
- Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them. Margaret Atwood
- I still need to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career. Gloria Steinem
- They cut her wings and then blame her for not knowing how to fly. Simone de Beauvoir
- The problem of the woman has always been a problem of men. Simone de Beauvoir
- If being a bitch means being strong, ambitious, and confident, then I am. Madonna
- If I hate any man, it is the one who hates women. Anaïs Nin
- Strong men don’t need to put down women to feel powerful. Michelle Obama
- We still think of a powerful man as a born leader and a powerful woman as an anomaly. Margaret Atwood
- Feminism doesn’t want to share the cake; it wants to bake a new one. Gloria Steinem
- Feminism is the radical idea that women are people. Angela Davis
- Feminism is about choosing whatever you want. Nancy Reagan
- You don’t need to be anti-man to be pro-woman. Jane Galvin
- If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. Margaret Thatcher
- Feminism isn’t about making women strong. They are already strong. It’s about changing how the world perceives that strength. G.D. Anderson
- We need to reclaim the word feminism to also include men. Annie Lennox
- We had two options, be silent and die, or speak and die, and we chose to speak. Malala Yousafzai
- Feminism isn’t about hating men; it’s about fighting against a gender distinction that is absurd. Robert Webb
- The first duty of a woman writer is to kill the angel of the house. Virginia Woolf
- For most of history, Anonymous was a woman. Virginia Woolf
- When they tried to silence me, I screamed. Teresa Wilms Montt
- It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent. Madeleine Albright
