70 Women Empowerment Quotes To Inspire You

One of the most trending words of our generation is women empowerment. From the start of human civilization, women have faced inequality and sexism in one way or the other. And then came along women like Savitribai Phule, Marie Curie, and Kalpana Chawla who were the early pillars of empowering women. Women Empowerment Quotes serve as a source of motivation, resilience, and strength, reminding us of the endless potential within every woman.

But what should women’s empowerment be like? Are people telling females to get out of their houses at 11 pm and get a job and be sexually active really empowerment? No. Real power of women lies in the fact that no one should “tell them” what to do or what not to do, not even with an intention of empowering them (you can surely suggest them if they ask!).

If she wants to be a cricketer, support her, and if she wants to complete her graduation and then be married and be a mother to two children, respect her then too. That’s what she chose for herself. Losing virginity at 20 or not losing it till 30, again her choice.

The only thing we need to do to empower a woman is to “respect and accept her choices”. A woman doing what she wants and knowing what she is doing is real empowerment. A family and society supporting her in this journey is real empowerment.

This article highlights some of the most inspiring Women Empowerment Quotes that celebrate courage, resilience, and ambition. These powerful words aim to uplift women, encourage self-belief, and promote gender equality. Whether you are looking for motivation for yourself or want to inspire others, these quotes will remind you of the unstoppable force that women truly are.

Women Empowerment Quotes

• “When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.”
• “I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.”  – Estée Lauder
• “Drama is very important in life: you have to come on with a bang. you never want to go out with a whimper.” – Julia Child
• “A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.” – Melinda Gates

• “We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked, and ignored.” – Sheryl Sandberg
• “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform.”
  – Diane Mariechild
• “Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.” – Arianna Huffington
• “Think like a queen. a queen is not afraid to fail. failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey
• “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.” – Mae west

• “If you’re one of those people who has that little voice in the back of her mind saying, ‘maybe I could do [fill in the blank],’ don’t tell it to be quiet. give it a little room to grow, and try to find an environment it can grow in.” – Reese Witherspoon
• “The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. you just take it.” – Roseanne Barr
• “Men are taught to apologize for their weaknesses, women for their strengths.”
• “Everyone’s a star and deserves the right to twinkle.”
• “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.”
• “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
• “I am grateful for all my problems. after each one was overcome, I became stronger and more able to meet those that were still to come. I grew in all my difficulties.”
• “Never be ashamed of what you feel. you have the right to feel any emotion that you want, and to do what makes you happy. that’s my life motto.” – Demi Lovato

• “Women have to harness their power-it’s absolutely true. it’s just learning not to take the first no. and if you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner.” – cher
• “I’m learning how to drown out the constant noise that is such an inseparable part of my life. I don’t have to prove anything to anyone, I only have to follow my heart and concentrate on what I want to say to the world, I run my world.” – Beyoncé
• “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
• “I have learned that as long as I hold fast to my beliefs and values – and follow my own moral compass – then the only expectations I need to live up to are my own.” – Michelle Obama
• “With each generation, women’s ability to live the lives they choose reaches a place their grandmothers never thought possible. but that doesn’t mean everything is perfect or that our work is finished.” – Cathy McMorris Rodgers
• “Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.” – Nora Ephron
• “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anaïs Nin

• “Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.”
• “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.”
• “Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to require the most from you.”
• “There is a stubbornness about me that can never bear to be frightened at the will of others. my courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” – Jane Austen
• “Of course, I am not worried about intimidating men. the type of man who will be intimidated by me is exactly the type of man I have no interest in.” – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• “How important it is to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes.” – Maya Angelou
• “We do not need magic to transform our world. we carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.” – J.K. Rowling

Incredible Women Empowerment Sayings

• “Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.” – Gloria Steinem

• “I raise up my voice-not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.” – Malala Yousafzai
• “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” – Audre lord
• “Sí se puede!” (“yes we can!”) – Dolores Huerta
• “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall
• “When women’s true history shall have been written, her part in the upbuilding of this nation will astound the world.” – Abigail Duniway

• “She is clothed in strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future.”
• “Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” – Gloria Steinem
• “Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weaknesses.”
• “You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.”
• “The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process.”
• “It doesn’t matter who you are, or where you came from. the ability to triumph begins with you always.”

• “Behind every successful women is herself.”
• “Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.”
• “Don’t compromise yourself. you are all you’ve got.”
• “I raise up my voice-not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.”
• “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.”

• “No life is so hard that you can’t make it easier by the way you take it.”
• “I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” -Maya Angelou
• “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.”
• “Better to be strong than pretty and useless.”
• “I’m a feminist. I’ve been a female for a long time now. It’d be stupid not to be on my own side.” – Maya Angelou
• “All women are misfits. We do not fit into this world without amputations.” – Marge Piercy
• “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”

• “A woman is like a tea bag-you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.”
• “I was raised in Boston by three older brothers and a very strong and empowering single mom.” – Eliza Dushku
• “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” -Margaret Thatcher
• “No woman should be told she can’t make decisions about her own body. When women’s rights are under attack, we fight back.” -Kamala Harris
• “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.” – Irina Dunn
• “I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that’s not pulling the trigger.” – Mia Hamm
• “Nothing liberates our greatness like the desire to help, the desire to serve.” – Marianne Williamson

• “A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” – Gloria Steinem
• “I am a woman with thoughts and questions and shit to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story-I will.” – Amy Schumer
• “You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute.” – Tina Fey
• “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” – Mary Anne Radmacher
• “I don’t like the marginalization of women when the fighting breaks out. We get to fight too.” – J.K. Rowling
• “All careers go up and down like friendships, like marriages, like anything else, and you can’t bat a thousand all the time.” – Julie Andrews
• “When I’m tired, I rest. I say, ‘I can’t be a superwoman today.'” – Jada Pinkett Smith
• “Feminism is about giving women choice. Feminism is not a stick with which to beat other women with.” – Emma Watson

Conclusion

As a family, treating your son and daughter equally, teaching manners to both, educating them both, giving them the same opportunities, and even slapping them both when they act like spoiled brats. As a society, treating a man and woman having the same qualifications, mannerisms, and skill-set equally. That’s all about a powerful society with powerful women and men.

Let these Women Empowerment Quotes ignite the fire within you to support, uplift, and celebrate the incredible power of women. Share these words of wisdom with those around you and contribute to a future where every woman feels valued, heard, and unstoppable.

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• Strong Women Quotes
• Values Quotes
• Unique Quotes

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