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“Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think...
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'A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their...
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Wednesday Quote: Michelle Bachelet
One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital.
If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment,...
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'You become what you believe;
Not what you think,
Or what you want'.
Oprah Winfrey
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Tuesday Quote
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"Until you dig a hole,
Plant a tree,
Water it and make it survive,
You haven't done a thing.
You are just talking".
Wangari Maathai
#tuesdaysheroe
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Senator Wuraola Esan (1909-1985)
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Wuraola Adepeju Esan was born in 1909 in Calabar to the famous Ojo’badan family. Her father Chief Thomas Adeogun Ojo was a veteran of the First World War and a forestry officer.
Esan attended Baptist Girls College, Idi Aba, Abeokuta before proceeding...
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Wednesday Quote: Michelle Bachelet
Women's strength, women's industry, women's wisdom are humankind's greatest untapped resource.
The challenge then for UN Women is to show our diverse constituencies how this resource can be effectively tapped in ways that benefit us all'.
Michelle Bachelet
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Saturday Quote:Lina Abou Habib
The courage of women is inspiring.
The determination of not letting go;
Not giving up.
To be part of this movement,
That is pushing against all odds is totally inspiring'.
Lina Abou Habib
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Wednesday Quote
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With a defeat, when you lose, you get up, you make it better, you try again.
That’s what I do in life, when I get down, when I get sick, I don’t want to just stop.
I keep going and I try to...
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Monday Quote: Ellen Degeneres
'We focus so much on our differences,
And that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos and negativity and bullying in the world.
And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common - which is - we all...
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The price of seeking for knowledge
 Fatima is a disabled Class Two Pupil of Dan Shayi Primary School in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano state.
Even the scorching sun will descend upon her mercilessly, the hot sand will eat deep into her skin, yet, 11-year-old Fatima...
Quotes
Wednesday Quote: Michelle Bachelet
One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital.
If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment,
You lose at...
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Maria Zileni Zaloumis
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Also known as the Zed farmer is a 34 year old Zambian farmer whose net worth is believed to be $2 million dollars.
She is the CEO/Founder:...
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Nigeria and patriarchy – Mabel Olow Sibi Agbenyo
The patriarchal system in Nigeria has eaten so deep that even some acclaimed Feminist and Womanist don’t know when they are being patriarchal. That is why...
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Tuesday Quote: Jaenette Rankin
'It is important for people to be able to read all sides of every question,
For the feeling of national unity does not come from...
Friday Quote: Barack Obama
''Gender stereotypes negatively affect men too;
Fighting for gender equality helps everybody.
As much as women face pressure to look and act in certain ways,...
Wednesday Quote: Michelle Bachelet
I understand that the end does not justify the means.
And this should be a lasting value for democracy.
Michelle Bachelet
Sunday Quote: Shirley Chisolm
At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else'.
Shirley Chisolm
Friday Quote
I long for the day my sisters will rise,
And occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny'.
Lucretia Mott
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And that the best way to succeed...
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'We have a choice about how we take what happens to us in our life;
And whether or not we allow it to turn us.
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