You found our list of International Women’s Day quotes.
International Women’s Day falls on March 8. The holiday is a chance to celebrate women’s accomplishments and advocate for greater gender equality. March is also Women’s History Month in countries like Australia, UK, and US. Canada recognizes this month in October.
International Women’s Day quotes are famous sayings about women’s power and potential. These quotes are one way to celebrate Women’s Day and Women’s History Month at work or school.
This list contains:
- women’s day empowering quotes
- women’s day captions
- national women’s day quotes
Here we go.
Empowering Women’s Day quotes
- “Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.” –Malala Yousafzai.
- “There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” –W.E.B. Dubois
- “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” –Michelle Obama
- “I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” –Mary Shelley
- “How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants rather than to create it herself.” –Anais Nin
- “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
- “In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits” –Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.” –Colette Warden
- “What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.” –Rupi Kaur
- “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights.” –Hillary Clinton
- “I don’t like to gamble, but if there’s one thing I’m willing to bet on, it’s myself.” –Beyoncé Knowles
- “Woman must not accept; she must challenge. She must not be awed by that which has been built up around her; she must reverence that woman in her which struggles for expression.” –Margaret Sanger
- “One is not born a woman, but becomes one.” –Simone de Beauvoir
- “One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time.” –Barbara Walters
- “A feminist is any woman who tells the truth about her life.” –Virginia Woolf
- “The most courageous act is to think for yourself. Aloud.” –Coco Chanel
- “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” –Ayn Rand
- “Each time a woman stands up for herself she stands up for all women.” –Maya Angelou
Funny International Women’s Day quotes
- “Some of us are becoming the men we wanted to marry.” –Gloria Steinem
- “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
- “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” –Margaret Thatcher
- “If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun.” –Katherine Hepburn
- “Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off and a dress.” –Kiera Cass
- “A strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink.” –Gina Carey
- “A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.” –Coco Chanel
- “A woman is like a tea bag: You can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
- “I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life.” –Maya Angelou
- “There’s no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational.” –Albert Ellis
- “Whether women are better than men I cannot say– but I can say they are certainly no worse.” –Golda Mier
Women’s Day quotes for employees
- “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping-stone to greatness.” –Oprah Winfrey
- “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” –Hillary Clinton
- “Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.” –G.D. Anderson
- “Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be but a challenge to others.” –Amelia Earhart
- “Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another. We’re strongest when we cheer each other on.” –Serena Williams
- “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” –Melinda Gates
- “Feminism is, I hope, a way to a better future for everyone who inhabits this world. Feminism should not be something that needs a seductive marketing campaign. The idea of women moving through the world as freely as men should sell itself.” –Roxane Gay
- “The test of civilization is its estimate of women.” –George William Curtis
- “We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.” –Sheryl Sandberg
- “Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women’s denigration of themselves.” –Betty Friedan
- “It is not women’s liberation, it is women’s and men’s liberation.” –Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- “Gender is not an easy conversation to have. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes even irritable. Both men and women are resistant to talk about gender or are quick to dismiss the problems of gender. Because thinking of changing the status quo is always uncomfortable.” –Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- “Feminism is not just about women; it’s about letting all people lead fuller lives.” –Jane Fonda
- “Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do.” –Barack Obama
- “Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacity.” –Mahatma Gandhi
Women’s Day captions
- “Little girls with dreams become women with vision.”
- “She believed she could, so she did.”
- “A successful woman is one who can build a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at her.”
- “When women support each other, incredible things happen.”
- “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.”
- “Here’s to strong women: May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.”
- “One woman can make a difference but together we can rock the world.”
- “The rise of women does not mean the fall of men.”
- “Behind every successful woman is herself.”
- “This Women’s Day, and every day, stand up for women.
- “Never let women’s rights get left behind!”
- “Stop the silence and the violence.”
- “Women should not be afraid, to speak or to be.”
- “Shatter glass ceilings, and don’t be afraid of your feelings.”
- “Women can, and you can help.”
- “Equal pay, equal opportunity, equality for all genders.”
- “Just because women are strong, doesn’t mean life should be hard.”
- “Happy Women’s Day means happier women’s future.”
Conclusion
To tell women and girls that they can accomplish anything is one thing. To express this sentiment through the words of women who have triumphed over adversity is another thing entirely.
These phrases provide a shining example of gender equality and female empowerment. Though most of the speakers are women, there are also many men who have advocated for equal rights and opportunities.
For more empowering sayings, check out our list of daily work quotes and Black History month quotes.
