#gender

All the English speakers, or almost all, have difficulties with the gender of words. ↗

— Bernard Pivot

#difficulties #english #gender #speakers #words

As a partner in a firm full of women who work outside of the home as well as stay at home mothers, all with plenty of children, gender equality is not a talking point for me. It is an issue I live every day. ↗

— Hilary Rosen

#day #equality #every #every day #firm

Nature engenders the science of painting. ↗

— Robert Delaunay

#nature #painting #science

Every American deserves to live in freedom, to have his or her privacy respected and a chance to go as far as their ability and effort will take them - regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic circumstances. ↗

— Christopher Dodd

#american #as far as #chance #circumstances #deserves

I didn't want to be discriminated against because of my gender and status. I promised myself I was never going to be treated as a second-class citizen. ↗

— Bianca Jagger

#because #citizen #discriminated #gender #going

Nature chooses who will be transgender; individuals don't choose this. ↗

— Mercedes Ruehl

#chooses #individuals #nature #transgender #who

Even though I don't agree with either Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann on virtually anything, I do think the unique scrutiny - because of their gender and highlighting the potential conflict between them is a product of the media's desire for juicy storylines. I think it's inappropriate. ↗

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

#anything #because #between #conflict #desire

So the tough questions that have been asked of Sarah Palin thus far just have been about the fact that she doesn't know anything and isn't ready to be vice president. That's fair game and it has nothing to do with her gender. ↗

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

#anything #asked #been #fact #fair

When the Nobel award came my way, it also gave me an opportunity to do something immediate and practical about my old obsessions, including literacy, basic health care and gender equity, aimed specifically at India and Bangladesh. ↗

— Amartya Sen

#aimed #also #award #bangladesh #basic

Sexuality and gender don't change anyone's performance on the court. ↗

— Sheryl Swoopes

#change #court #gender #performance #sexuality