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In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, here are some of the most

inspiring female voices today.

“What my mother meant when she said

'you can’t eat beauty' was that you can’t

rely on how you look to sustain you. What

does sustain us, what is fundamentally

beautiful, is compassion for yourself and for those around you.”

LUPITA NYONG’O, Actress

“It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals.”

EMMA WATSON, Actress, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador

“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave, to embrace

the strength within themselves and realize

their full potential.”

- MALALA YOUSAFZAI, activist, Nobel Prize

laureate

“Leave out the women, and you don’t have a full and robust economy. Lead with the women, and you do.” ���

MARIA SHRIVER, Journalist

“You've got to be a problem solver. You can either sit around and talk about all the reasons you can't do something; how, Gee, I've got a new baby at home and I've got a toddler and I've got all these other responsibilities, so I'll put it off … or you can just say, 'How am I going to solve that problem?’”ELIZABETH WARREN, US Senator, Massachusetts

“Don't get all tangled up inside your head. ‘Am I

coming across too pushy? Do I have to be sweeter

and nicer?’ Authenticity is very important in life, not just at work. You can say I

paid a price for my own authenticity. I was who

I am. I tried not to be too blunt or hurtful

to people.”

JILL ABRAMSON, Journalist, former NYT Executive Editor

“As women, we must learn to capitalize on our differences—we bring a new and unique perspective to the infamous boardroom table--a perspective that is much needed.”

PADMASREE WARRIOR, Chief Technology & Strategy Officer Cisco

“After a while, I not only convinced myself I could do this, I actually convinced myself no one could do it better. The longer it was available, the more I convinced myself that’s because they were waiting for me.” MICHELLE ROBERTS, Executive Director NBA

“Making it through the glass ceiling to the

other side was simply a matter of running on a path created by every

other woman’s footprints.”

SHONDA RHIMES,

screenwriter, producer

“A lot of what feminism is about is moving outside of roles and moving outside of expectations of who and what you’re supposed to be to live a more authentic life.” LAVERNE COX, Actress

“I got tired of beating myself up for not

speaking up when often I had a good idea or not pushing my way in when

I had something to contribute. Each small

step forward, each small victory became a

micro-deposit in the confidence bank.”

BETH COMSTOCK, Senior VP, COO GE

“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, Author

“You can't be what you can't see, so if women and girls are not seeing images of powerful women and girls who are leaders, then they may not aspire to become that.” SHERYL SANDBERG, COO of Facebook

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