Wakanda Forever! Via TIME ti.me/2qdXOsI

A local told the Hindustan Times: "We rushed to the area and found that the girl had put the three youths on the ground. She told us that she punished them for misbehaving with her.” Via Women in the World bit.ly/2uZqrP6

"One reliable way to help people to see more women as leader-like, Professor Nilanjana Dasgupta has found, is to expose them to more women in actual leadership positions." Via The New York Times nyti.ms/2Gzw8FM

"I think we can move towards peace if women get more and more positions in parliament and more and more positions as president." - former U.S. President, Jimmy Carter. Via Teddy Roosevelt Foundation tmsnrt.rs/2GTu7U7

"It’s among TV’s most fiercely feminist visions, a series that subverts traditionally masculine genres like the cowboy serial and the sci-fi mind bender by giving women, well, a seat at the table." Via TIME ti.me/2HhPLoo

“Every girl child in India faces gender discrimination at home, and I am no exception. But I chose to fight.” - SUJATA GOPAL Via World Pulse bit.ly/2quBOcp

"Gender equality and feminism cannot evolve in our humanity if we're not brining our boys and men along." - Sophie Grégoire Trudeau. Via Women in the World bit.ly/2vj10s9

"Today, girls are challenging gender norms, breaking boundaries, building businesses and changing not only the communities they live in but the whole world." - Ukonwa Ojo, Senior Vice President of COVERGIRL. Via Teen Vogue bit.ly/2HJ8fMA

"The 'Delhi Gang Rape' brought Indians together and to increasingly ask, why are women so unsafe outside their homes?... In a recent UN survey, 9 out of 10 women reported being sexually harassed in public spaces in New Delhi." Via The New York Times nyti.ms/2HLcaIz

"She’s not even going to bring more seats to the table—she’s going to turn the table over and build a new one."- Gabrielle Union ti.me/2Hdx0z7

"While we remain much too far from gender parity in global leadership, there are more women than ever on this year’s TIME 100—proof that there are ways of changing the world beyond traditional power structures." - TIME Editor-in-Chief. Via USA TODAY usat.ly/2K1NbkY

Faces of Change: Fanuel - Women and Girls Lead bit.ly/2HVUU3p via Women & Girls Lead @MenEngageKenyaNtwk Kate Githae Faces of positive masculinity.

"...the first statue in the square to be designed by a woman. The statue is holding a placard that reads “courage calls to courage everywhere”. Via The Washington Post wapo.st/2FdLa1q

"It isn't where you came from, it's where you're going that counts." Happy birthday to "The First Lady of Song", Ella Fitzgerald!

"New evidence shows that documentary films can improve women’s and girls’ lives" -Kimberly Sevcik, Director of International Engagement ITVS bit.ly/2r3HgnF

"Bao", @DisneyPixar's newest short film, is the first short to be directed by a woman (Domee Shi) and feature a Chinese-American production designer (Rona Liu). Via BBC News (World) bbc.in/2raOZjI

“I think for me, as an actress who grew up watching everyone but myself, I think part of changing the narrative is changing the perspective of the narrative that’s being told." - Lupita Nyong'o. Via HuffPost bit.ly/2w95jq2

"How is our society going to progress if 50% of the population is not allowed to contribute?" - Lubna Olayan, CEO of Olayan Financing Company. x.com/NPR/status/991…

Indie storytellers at Women & Girls Lead are showing us what gender equity is all about through a series of documentaries. Find out more here: ow.ly/Pgtn30jOa2v

“Going forward, no one gets paid more than the Queen.” Via Women in the World bit.ly/2w5tcPi