Sunday, March 4, 2012

15 Tweets on Women

  1. “Hoes Want Attention, Women Want Respect.” – Real Popular
  2. "There needs to be greater investment into the hands of women to catalyze change" – UN Women
  3. “The mobile phone gender gap is 300 million women - closing gap for this empowering tech is a priority” – Global Development
  4. “Empowering women farmers can improve food production by 30% which is enough to feed 150 mil people” - Raj Shah is the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
  5. "When it comes to women, they don't get rights. They get restrictions." -- Sen. Frank Lautenberg
  6. “Women aren't a sleeping giant, we've been here. Now we're just mad” – Advocates for Youth
  7. We're getting ready to celebrate Int'l Women's Day on March 8. 2012 theme: "Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures” - Care USA
  8. “Globally, it's estimated that women provide 85-90% of the time spent on household food preparation” – Oxfam International
  9. "When women have voice & representation, change follows"- Michelle Bachelet
  10. “More women graduate from Saudi universities than men, but they make up less than 15% of workforce.” – Ruwayda Mustafah, British-Kurdish writer & angry feminist. 
  11. “In China, women demand more public toilets and went for Protest” – Nick Kristof, New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner
  12. “Women Still Earn Less Than Men at Every Education Level: No matter what they studied or which field they work in” - Colin Rooney
  13. “Never underestimate the power of a woman's intuition. Some women can recognize game before you even play it.” - Tumblr
  14. “50% of women who die from homicides worldwide are killed by their current/former husbands/ partners” - The Pixel Project
  15. “Gossiping has positive effects on women, it elevates levels of progesterone, a hormone that reduces stress and feels good.” – Uber Facts