Most of my friends that I know now [were sexually assaulted] stayed silent. And I see that still happening today. A lot of women will stay silent and not share what happened to them.
Kirsten GillibrandWhen we create hope and opportunity in the lives of others, we allow love, decency and promise to triumph over cowardice and hate.
Kirsten GillibrandWhy the confidential advisor provision is so important, because most women - the first place they go is online: "What do I do if I'm raped?" There's no knowledge about "How do I proceed?" in a way that's going to protect them.
Kirsten GillibrandWe should be cultivating our female workers. The truth of the matter is that women just see problems and solutions differently, and that's valuable.
Kirsten GillibrandWhen a woman has the opportunity to speak truth to power, it's important that she does, even if it's just trying to get a crosswalk in her neighborhood. That's how social change happens!
Kirsten GillibrandUnfortunately, our [american] workplace rules are stuck in the seventies, when, out of a block of 10 houses, in more than half of them the husband went to work and the wife stayed home. Now on that same block almost eight of the wives work. That's one reason why I want equal pay for equal work, and why affordable day care, early childhood education, and universal pre-K are so important to me.
Kirsten Gillibrand