Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Quotes

We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.

Microfinance is an incredibly powerful tool ... but we must move beyond micro-hopes and micro-ambitions for women.

If you're talking about entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict settings, then you must talk about women, because they are the population you have left.

Entrepreneurship isn't for everyone, and not everyone is going to be an entrepreneur, but women who turn to business, turn to economics, because there are people depending on them, I think that their creativity, their resilience, their spirit, embody what's best about entrepreneurship.

We do not invest in victims, we invest in survivors.

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.

The United States will not be in Afghanistan forever.

Single mothers are raising more of America's children than ever before.

A lot has been said about single mothers. Most of it has been less than flattering.

Not one country in all the world has eliminated its economic participation [gender] gap - not one.