Top 20 International Women's Day Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.”

— Maya Angelou

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2. “Feminist politics aims to end domination, to free us to be who we are – to live lives where we love justice, where we can live in peace. Feminism is for everybody.”

— Bell Hooks

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3. “I am woman, hear me roar.”

— Helen Reddy

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4. “A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”

— Coco Chanel

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5. “Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.”

— Lady Gaga

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6. “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.”

— Charlotte Brontë

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7. “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.”

— Virginia Woolf

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8. “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.”

— Audre Lorde

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9. “Empowering women is key to building a future we want.”

— Amartya Sen

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10. “The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you’re very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.”

— Serena Williams

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11. “You deserve to take up space.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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12. “A Woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself.”

— Maya Angelou

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13. “If you believe in equality, you’re a feminist. Sorry to tell you.”

— Emma Watson

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14. “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.”

— Malala Yousafzai

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15. “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.”

— Simone de Beauvoir

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16. “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.”

— Margaret Atwood

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17. “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.”

— Muriel Rukeyser

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18. “The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.”

— Adrienne Rich

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19. “Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone’s responsibility.”

— Ban Ki-Moon

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20. “The essence of femininity is to absolutely love being a woman.”

— Madonna

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21. “I was raised to be an independent woman, not the victim of anything.”

— Kamala Harris

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22. “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.”

— Gloria Steinem

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23. “Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.”

— Bethany Hamilton

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