Political Quotes

The era of brutal repression by the Taliban, that you have all noted, has passed, yet on every measure of development and in every sphere, women in Afghanistan continue to suffer solely because they were born female.

It is a powerful tool, and I hope that the United States can finally put it in our human rights arsenal as well.

Women and girls are powerful and we know what happens when that power and potential are unleashed--communities thrive, local and global communities grow, societies prosper and become more inclusive and equitable.

Women's equality has rightly been called the 'moral imperative of the 21st century.'