The women of Afghanistan have a voice, and it needs to be heard and not forgotten. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Read Quote
The draconian prohibitions of the Taliban years and the gains Afghan women have achieved since the Taliban government was overthrown in 2001 are now well known and often cited: Today, Afghans lucky enough to live in secure regions can go to school, women may work in offices, and the burqa is no longer mandatory. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Read Quote
A social entrepreneur finds market-based solutions for change. Because without a market-based solution, without a sustainable solution, you go nowhere. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Read Quote
We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Read Quote
When people can’t feed their children, nothing else positive happens. You don’t have to look farther than the United States to see that. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Read Quote
I worked at ABCNews.com at a time when nobody knew what ‘dot com’ was. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Read Quote
I don’t often think of Donald Trump, but his daughter is very smart. She’s a woman working in real estate, which is predominantly men, and she’s both savvy and articulate about her business and her business acumen. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Read Quote
I’m a really bad driver. When I’m in L.A. my husband always has to park the car for me, because I’m likely to hit something. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Read Quote
Because microfinance is so manageable in terms of the size of the loan, people have made it the cornerstone to lifting women out of poverty. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Read Quote
Microfinance does not require previous experience or loans to the same extent as a small-business loan, so it’s easier for women to enter the micro sector. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Read Quote
