"The country has shown that it will implement its laws and we hope that this is the first step toward ending this extreme form of violence against women once and for all." — Suad Abu-Dayyeh,consultant for Equality Now, following the conviction of a doctor responsible for the genital mutilation and subsequent death of a 13-year-old girl, Egypt's first mutilation case to make it to trial
"I know that our world will not change until men think differently about their roles — about what it means to be a man ... [T]his is everyone's concern. " — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
“Dawn (Staley) has really stepped-up South Carolina basketball, and it’s really important for high school coaches to get those kids out there who may not want to play, but they’re going to try to play now. They want to be the next Lady Gamecocks and hey, I don’t blame them. I want to get out there and dress-out too.” — Debbie Stroman, whose childhood admiration for coach Staley led her to a career inspiring young women players in Lower Richland County
“Every daughter deserves the same chance as our sons. And every woman should be able to go about her day — to walk the street, or ride the bus — and be safe and be treated with the respect and dignity that she deserves.” — President Barack Obama during his recent speech in Delhi, following a high-profile gang rape case in India
"If you could switch genders for one day what would you do? Men: play with my boobs Women: WALK AROUND AT NIGHT WITH HEADPHONES IN" — mental health blogger Sophia Benoit, via Joss Whedon (@josswheedon) on Twitter