20 Powerful and Inspiring Women's Day Quotes to Share With Friends and Family

Every day is a great day to acknowledge, appreciate and applaud the powerful women in your life. However, International Women's Day serves as the perfect opportunity to go the extra mile for your someone special. Celebrated on 8th March across the globe, the day pays tribute to the strong and successful women who have made great strides in different fields—encouraging conversation around women's rights, empowering women and propelling the feminist movement. 

This year's IWD campaign theme is #ChoosetoChallenge, calling on all of us to celebrate women's achievements and devise ways in which we can better promote gender inequality. To begin, here are a few empowering, inspirational quotes that redefine the meaning of 'women'. Feel free to share them with the important women in your life; your mother, your spouse, your sister, your daughter, your mentor, your colleague, your teacher etc.

"Life is tough, my darling, but so are you." — Stephanie Bennett-Henry

"We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced." — Malala Yousafzai

"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

"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." — Michelle Obama

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping-stone to greatness." — Oprah Winfrey 

"Well-behaved women rarely make history." — Eleanor Roosevelt

"You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right." — Aung San Suu Kyi

"A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants." — Coco Chanel

"You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman." — Mary Elizabeth Winstead

"A charming woman doesn’t follow the crowd; she is herself." — Loretta Young

"I am grateful to be a woman. I must have done something great in another life." — Maya Angelou

"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman." — Margaret Thatcher

"We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead." — Beyonce

"No woman should be told she can't make decisions about her own body. When women's rights are under attack, we fight back." — Kamala Harris 

"A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman." — Melinda Gates

"I don't know a woman alive who isn't courageous." — Reese Witherspoon

"There's something so special about a woman who dominates in a man's world. It takes a certain grace, strength, intelligence, fearlessness and the nerve to never take no for an answer." — Rihanna

"Every woman's success should be an inspiration to another. We're strongest when we cheer each other on." — Serena Williams

"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim." — Nora Ephron 

"Do not live someone else's life and someone else's idea of what womanhood is. Womanhood is you." — Viola Davis