Gloria Feldt
Gloria Feldt
Gloria Feldtis a The New York Times best-selling author, speaker, commentator, and feminist leader who has gained national recognition as a social and political advocate of women's rights. In 2013, with Amy Litzenberger, she founded Take the Lead, a nonprofit initiative with a goal to propel women to leadership parity by 2025. She is a former CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, directing the organization from 1996 to 2005...
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Women are in the midst of an unfinished revolution.
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With each door one women walks through it is incumbent to bring another woman through it with her.
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This is women's moment to shift the tectonic plates of power on both the personal life and the leadership levels.
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Women are well on the road to equality but we haven't arrived yet.
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There are no excuses this time. Now it's up to women to step up and lead ourselves and our sisters through the threshold.
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We grow our courage muscles like we grow our physical muscles, by using them.
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Moments don't last unless we do something with them.
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If these restrictions were necessary, the FDA would have promulgated them in the first place, ... The FDA knows how to evaluate scientific information. Congress knows nothing about that.
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When you peel back the layers of the anti-choice motivation, it always comes back to two things: What is the nature and purpose of human sexuality? And second, what is the role of women in the world? Sex and the role of women are inextricably linked, because if you can separate sex from procreation, you have given women the ability to participate in society on an equal basis with men.
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Don't follow your dream - lead it!
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Whatever aspect of life you apply it to, making change takes courage.
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The most effective medium is yourself and the power you communicate by your intention and your story.
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Embrace controversy. It gives you a platform. It is a teacher, a clarifier, and your friend, especially if you are trying to make change.
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When women are economically empowered, the power balance changes in all areas of life.