Words matter. These are the best Zainab Salbi Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Since I was 15 years old I have dedicated my life to serving women.
The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.
I have come to understand that in order to effectively advance women’s rights, we need to galvanize a global women’s movement.
In every single culture I encountered, there were always women who defied cultural norms to do what they believed was right for them. This phenomenon has never been related to how rich, poor, successful or not successful the woman may be.
Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.
As women, we must speak out, speak up, say no to our inheritance of loss and yes to a future of women-led dialogue about women’s rights and value.
I don’t have a child, so Women for Women is like my child. But I always said I would step down after 20 years. I didn’t want to be a 60-year-old woman holding on to something I created when I was 23.
While women may look different, as some wear suits and others wear saris, or some cover their hair while others wear their hair loose, women need to stand together because they all face the central point of discrimination, although the extremity of which may be different from Kigali to Kabul.
I by no means intend to simplify the challenges women face in any culture. Women are marginalized in all cultures in my opinion, some in more extreme ways than others.
In my 20s I was such a serious, boring-looking person. I would never do my nails. I never even danced. But I was taught by the women. They had gone through hell, but they would dance and sing. I came to realise I can’t argue for a happy world if I am not happy myself.
There is never a typical week. I don’t think I can live with a typical week.
Leadership is about encouraging women to break their silence and tell their stories to the world.
No change can come if those who are impacted the most by discrimination are not willing to stand up for themselves.
I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
