Women have to take the time to focus on our mental health-take time for self, for the spiritual, without feeling guilty or selfish. The world will see you the way you see you, and treat you the way you treat yourself.

Beyonce

WomenTimeHealthSelf...+5

As long as women are bound by poverty and as long as they are looked down upon, human rights will lack substance. As long as outmoded ways of thinking prevent women from making a meaningful contribution to society, progress will be slow.

Nelson Mandela

WomenPovertyHuman RightsContribution...+2

That's all I could ever hope for, to have a positive effect on women. 'Cause women are powerful, powerful beings. But they're also the most doubtful beings. They'll never know - we'll never know - how powerful we are.

Rihanna

WomenPowerfulDoubtfulBeings...+2

It's difficult because we live in a world that doesn't really respect the creative and intellectual contributions of women. It's more like 'Oh, you're so cute. Be quiet. Shhh, don't talk too much.

Lauryn Hill

DifficultWorldRespectWomen...+2

Women feel empowered when they can do the things that are supposed to be only for men, you know? It breaks boundaries, it's liberating, and it's empowering when you feel like, 'Well, I can do that, too.'

Rihanna

WomenBoundariesLiberatingEmpowered...+2

We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.

Beyonce

PerceptionViewWomenLead...+1