"Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence."

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Source : Tarja Halonen's speech at the opening of the Women of Learning exhibition in Helsinki, www.helsinki.fi. August 5, 2000.

Tarja Halonen

#Problem Quotes #Inequality Quotes #Competence Quotes

“If all the diplomats were kicked out, the UN could be turned into the finest bordello in the world and do just as much, if not more, for international harmony.”

Source : F. Paul Wilson (2011). “The Tomb”, p.261, Macmillan
“If you are a vampire, then a vampire is not the creature of the legends.”
“You can never fall in love with a team.”
“My teeth became sour as I listened to his story. It was then that I understood why he was quiet all the time.”
“I was 23 years old. It was a wild time. I was covering everything that blew up - blackouts, Studio 54, son of Sam killer, and all of that stuff.”
“A lot of times the expectations of you are so high that no matter what you do you are never going to be able to live up to those expectations. So you better go out and do the best you can and enjoy it.”
“The greatest of all the accomplishments of 20th century science has been the discovery of human ignorance”
“There is no German identity without Auschwitz,”

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