"I had an excellent conventional grammar school education, where I had a wonderful history teacher. That was very important; it instilled in me from an early age how important teaching was and what a difference it can make."

"'I had been waiting in Harare for five weeks and had been vetted and grilled. In the end I received a call telling me I should be at State House in half an hour. I arrived at 10am and three hours later His Excellency - "HE" as everyone calls him - received me.'"

"I think he granted me the interview because he feels he is getting old and it's time to put certain things on the record. But he expects to win the election and probably will.'"

"By welcoming you today, we reaffirm our desire to make your voice heard and to give you all the space you deserve within our party because you constitute a force in the Republic."

"'I needed help in understanding how events in Mugabe's life, including his childhood, had impacted on his internal narrative.' By the time Mugabe was 10, his father had left home and his older brother had died. 'Mugabe has a thin skin and shaky self-image. When rejected or humiliated, he turns to revenge. His relationship with the British government has the intensity of a family feud.'"

"The story of [Zuma's] actions on that fateful night last year is a sad reflection on the former deputy president's morals and code of conduct. Zuma is not fit to lead a country where women's rights are high on the agenda, where the fight against Aids is, or should be, an urgent national priority and where the protection of the weak and vulnerable is the duty of the powerful. South Africa deserves a president who can lead by example. Jacob Zuma has shown he cannot do that."

"Women shun politics these days."

"On behalf of the Federation of Dynamic Women of Benin, I solemnly declare my membership and that of the 99 women's groups I lead in the Republican Bloc."

"Rather than bemoan your fate that you don’t have any additional resources this year, eventually you will, so why don’t you begin with some of the smaller steps and begin to get some buy-in on the ideas so when you have money, instead of spending it stupidly, you have actually thought of a comprehensive plan."

"I got the best of it I got to be there and learn from experienced people."

"When you're a woman, you shouldn't enter politics to applaud, nor cook at large gatherings or meetings and the like."

"Education in its broadest sense—to learn to be a good worker who can move on in life and be a good citizen – that’s the best hope for democracy. The American Dream is open to everybody if you take advantage of education."

"I know a little about health care policy but it’s really interesting to see how you deal with it at the hospital level, these policies you think of in the abstract and now see the reality."

"Education didn’t get into this shape in one year and it’s not going to get out of it one year."

"We also said that if, unfortunately, they become pregnant, they should avoid abortion at all costs, because today they are allowed to continue their studies after giving birth. They were also told about the risks they run with abortion. They were advised to abstain. For older girls who cannot abstain, they were told to have protected sex and thus avoid pregnancy, STDs and HIV/AIDS..."

"Today as yesterday, and we hope, tomorrow, Refamp will fight for the advancement of all women in Benin and elsewhere..."

"We have noted that this is unfortunately not yet the case in most of the high schools and middle schools visited and we ask the Ministers of Health and Secondary Education to see what they can do given the existing resources. But we are not calling anyone out. On what grounds would we do so?"

"She actively supports numerous youth projects."

"She was also a vocal community advocate for children's rights and the need to preserve the environment."

"She has been an outspoken advocate for consumer rights and worked tirelessly for the passage of the popular "Do Not Call Registry" law, anti-telephone slamming law, as well as to protect consumers against misleading sweepstakes advertisements and to require businesses to honor gift certificates."

"The Assemblywoman has been steadfast in her commitment to make New York a safer place."

"I realised how few of us were able to evolve in the top strata of the industry."

"I knew that I had the ability, as a young African woman, to sustain a music management company that would cater to international artists."

"I felt the need to utilise my experience, the network and access I had gained in the US, but it had to be done from my own premises. I knew that I had the ability, as a young African woman, to sustain a music management company that would cater to international artists."

"I was among a first generation of African women researchers who, after independence, have given a voice not only to African issues, but also to women. My encounters in the 1980s, and during the UN Women’s Decades with Women’s Studies and feminist critiques in North American universities as well as feminist organisations from the South have enriched my own analysis on various topics ranging from environmental issues to women’s leadership, from reproductive and sexual rights to the impact of religion and culture on women’s citizenship."

"I came to understand that Mali has such a rich musical culture that is not being exported as well as it should. It felt natural that I should bring my know-how, the experience I’d gained around the world over a twenty-year period to Mali, to create a viable music production platform here."

"When you try to do things well, it’s not perceived as trying to be more rigorous, it’s perceived as being “bossy”"

"In my own life, I tenaciously fight prejudices and inculcate feminist principles in my children. I draw my inspiration from the solidarity and company of other feminist sisters and from the key principles of honesty and modesty."

"Apart from Justice Epuli, other Anglophone Magistrates who were also raised by Paul Biya include Justice Arrey Florence Rita, who becomes technical adviser the MINJUSTICE"

"In celebration of International Women’s Day in Cameroon, on 8 May 2011 Judge Arrey was named amongst 50 women who had made an impact in Cameroon and was hailed “as a no-nonsense Judge” by her government."

"It is a country invented by colonization. Perhaps this fact makes for extremes, in that there is not the moderating influence of a millennial history. Or maybe it is ‘cyclones’, those visitations that build and build and then wreak havoc, from time to time."

"Strangely, all four portrayals contain both truth and lies. Mauritius is like that. Contradictions and extremes""

"Mary Jerram retired in 2013 and in 2018 she was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) 'For significant service to the law in New South Wales as State Coroner, and as a role model for women in the legal profession.'"

"Mary was drawn back to her legal work, returning as a magistrate and then the first woman to be appointed State Coroner in NSW."

"The coroner's position is an important one because it provides leadership to coroners and assistant coroners to over 100 locations throughout New South Wales. It provides many recommendations to help prevent future tragedies. I'm confident Mary Jerram will fulfil the role of State Coroner admirably."

"She became a magistrate in 1994, then made a farm change a few years later, moving to New Zealand to farm sheep and cattle."

"She also established and served as the inaugural Head of the Family Division of the High Court and simplified litigation in Family Law matters."

"Justice Aluoch became a judge at the ICC on March 11, 2009, for a term of nine years. She was assigned to the Trial Division and assumed full-time duty on May 25, 2009."

"She recently served as a Board Member of Mediators Beyond Borders International, the Chair of the Advisory Board of the newly formed Africa-Asia Mediation Association, and Patron of Kisumu Mediation Centre."

"She is a Certified Mediator, International Mediation Institute (IMI), and Accredited Mediator (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution London)."

"“By the time I retired from The Hague, I had served as magistrate and judge for a total of 44 years. Some opportunities will knock on your door but not all opportunities. Most opportunities you have to look out for,”"

"Marie Shabaya FORMER JUDGE OF THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA AND PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) AT THE HAGUE| KENYA"

"Justice Joyce Aluoch is a recipient of several international and national awards. These include the Presidential honours of Elder of the Burning Spear (EBS), First Class Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS), and The Trail Blazer Award (2018), for services rendered to Kenya."

"In her long, outstanding legal career, she established a speciality for Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms, namely, Arbitration and Mediation."

"“I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE CHALLENGING. THIS IS A COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN IN CONFLICT FOR A LONG TIME…”"

"“I remember that I wasn’t terribly convinced [to take on this role]…I had never been to Juba. I had never been to South Sudan. I knew it was going to be challenging. This is a country that has been in conflict for a long time and this is a government in transition,”"

"“Observers may find it surprising that a focused woman could also be a devoted wife and mother. For me, her commitment to our family and country was the foundation of her success.”"

"I admired her clarity of mind in knowing the extraordinary demands on senior military officers at that time."

"Fatiha al-Nuri is often remembered as the wife of the late Libyan politician, revolutionary, and political theorist Muammar Gaddafi."

"“Maryam wanted to be more than a housewife; she recognized the importance of the home front in our mutual success. Throughout my career, she stood beside me."