Women take on many roles in life. From mother and caregiver to mogul and entrepreneur, the list is never ending. Although strides in gender equality have made over time, women are not always seen as worthy of respect. Violence against women and girls remains pervasive across the world, despite significant efforts being made to recognize, eliminate, and prevent it in all its forms. Human rights are women rights too, and everyone has a role to play in fostering gender equality, and it all starts with offering unconditional respect to women.
Some of the best quotes on respecting women are listed below.
- “A gentleman always respects the mother of his child.” – Anonymous
- “A gentleman respects the values and beliefs of a woman.” – Anonymous
- “A gentleman will open doors, pull out chairs, and carry things. Not because she’s helpless or unable, but because he wants to show her that she is valuable and worthy of respect.” – Anonymous
- “A girl should be given two choices: who and what she wants.” – Anonymous
- “A good man treats women with honour.” – Prophet Muhammad
- “A guy is automatically 10x more attractive if he has morals about respecting women.” – Anonymous
- “A man can build a home but it needs a woman to run a home.” – Amit Kalantri
- “A man does what he can; a woman does what a man cannot.” – Isabel Allende
- “A man never so beautifully shows his own strength as when he respects a woman’s softness.” – Douglas William Jerrold
- “A man who treats his women like a princess is a proof that he has been born and raised in the arms of a queen.” – Anonymous
- “A real man can’t stand seeing his woman hurt. He’s careful with his decisions and actions.” – Anonymous
- “A real man is not afraid to bow down to a woman because he knows that without a woman, there is no man.” – Anonymous
- “A real man knows how to respect a woman. Because he knows the feeling if someone would disrespect his mother.” – Anonymous
- “A real man never hurts a woman. Be very careful when you make a woman cry because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man’s rib, not from his feet to be walked on, and not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal. Under the arm to be protected, and next to the heart to be loved.” – Anonymous
- “A woman bears the power to create, so respect her.” – Anonymous
- “A woman brought you into this world, so you have no right to disrespect one.” – Tupac Amaru Shakur
- “A woman in any form shall be respected and honored.” – Anonymous
- “A woman is not an object. She is not something; she is someone. You treat a woman with respect. She is not your toy. She doesn’t owe you anything just cause you are a man. When she come to you for comfort, you listen to her; you don’t make a move on her. Grow up and start treating women how they deserve to be treated.” – Anonymous
- “A woman is not an object. She is not something; she is someone. You treat every woman with respect.” – Anonymous
- “A woman is soft, kind, and loving. When you are in danger, she is always ready to sacrifice herself to save you. So never forget to respect women.” – Debasish Mridha
- “A woman takes off her claim to respect along with her garments.” – Herodotus
- “All women are beautiful, regardless of their looks. You just need to touch their soul with respect and appreciation for their inner beauty and you will be rewarded with joy. The heart is way more important than the package. Women are God’s greatest gift to man and we should cherish and protect them, each and every one.” – Anonymous
- “Be a woman of confidence and self-respect; give a man a reason worth fighting for.” – Nikki Rowe
- “Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a gentleman is a matter of choice.” – Drake
- “Being respected is how a man translates love for a woman.” – Anonymous
- “Bring her flowers, give her chocolates, send her sweet messages, feed her hungry stomach. Make her feel like she is the most important woman in the world to you because she is.” – Anonymous
- “Call me old fashioned but I believe that respecting women is one of the most important things to uphold in life.” – Anonymous
- “Every woman deserves a man who appreciates not only her lovely body and homemaking skills but also her witty and intelligent mind.” – Anonymous
- “Every woman deserves to be respected not only for her homemaking skills, but her intelligent mind too.” – Anonymous
- “Giver a woman equal rights, whether or not she asks for it. That’s how you show the respect she deserves.” – Anonymous
- “Grow up and start treating women the way they deserve to be treated – with respect.” – Anonymous
- “How you treat women says a lot about your character.” – Anonymous
- “I guess at the end of the day, all women like to be appreciated and treated with respect and kindness.” – Sofia Vergara
- “I still believe in the old fashioned ways of showing a woman Respect and Honor!!” – Angela Merkel
- “I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.” – Sir William Gerald Golding
- “If a man expects his woman to be an angel in his life, then he must create a heaven for her.” – Anonymous
- “If you cannot respect women, you cannot respect anybody else – because it is from women you come.” – Osho
- “If you don’t respect her, you obviously don’t deserve her.” – Anonymous
- “If you have respect for women, you can help them to become better than they are.” – Anonymous
- “If you respect women, you gain their respect back.” – Anonymous
- “If you want to be treated like a king, then treat your woman like a queen.” – Anonymous
- “In some respects woman is superior to man. She is more tender-hearted, more receptive, her intuition is more intense.” – Abdu’l-Baha
- “It is unmanly. It is not some expression of macho virtue. It is the absolute antithesis of this. Real men don’t bully women and children. Respect for women … is so important.” – Malcolm Turnbull
- “It takes a real man to realize that one woman is enough.” – Anonymous
- “It’s a man’s job to respect women but it’s a woman’s job to give him something to respect.” – Anonymous
- “It’s her right to be treated with love and dignity.” – Anonymous
- “Learn to respect a woman by letting her make the choices for herself.” – Anonymous
- “Let a woman have her place, because as you provide foundation for her, she provides a foundation for you. And through that vulnerability comes strength.” – Shemar Moore
- “Let’s respect the dignity of women to make their own decisions about the size and timing of their families.” – Nancy Pelosi
- “Let’s respect women for the value, let’s respect everyone, men and women, for the value they bring to the workplace.” – Nancy Pelosi
- “Love and respect woman. Look to her not only for comfort, but for strength and inspiration and the doubling of your intellectual and moral powers. Blot out from your mind any idea of superiority; you have none.” – Giuseppe Mazzini
- “Loving a girl is a second thing. First learn to respect her.” – Anonymous
- “Loving a girl without respect doesn’t make you a real man.” – Anonymous
- “Men and women have roles – their roles are different but their rights are equal.” – Harri Holkeri
- “Men who cherish for women the highest respect are seldom popular with them.” – Joseph Addison
- “Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women.” – Ellen Barkin
- “My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them.” – Milo Ventimiglia
- “Neither man nor woman is perfect or complete without the other. Thus, no marriage or family is likely to reach its full potential until husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, men and women work together in unity of purpose, respecting and relying upon each other’s strengths.” – Sheri L. Dew
- “No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.” – Godfrey Winn
- “One of the greatest things a father can teach a son is how to treat a woman the way she deserves to be treated – like a queen.” – Anonymous
- “One of the honest forms of respecting a woman is by listening to what they have to say.” – Anonymous
- “One who respects a woman will respect everyone.” – Anonymous
- “Respect a woman not because they demand it, but because they deserve it.” – Saraswati Awasthi
- “Respect a woman who is fighting for what she believes in.” – Anonymous
- “Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners.” – Lawrence Sterne
- “Respect for women is an appreciation of the way in which she is unique.” – Anonymous
- “Respect is one of the greatest expressions of love.” – Miguel Angel Ruiz
- “Respect is the priceless ornament one can give a woman.” – Anonymous
- “Respect the feelings of a woman because it means a lot for them.” – Anonymous
- “Respecting a woman is the best way to tell her how beautiful she is.” – Anonymous
- “Respecting a woman means that you care enough to think about her feelings before you act.” – Anonymous
- “Show respect to women irrespective of her caste, creed, and color.” – Anonymous
- “That in every country of the world, women may be honored and respected and that their essential contribution to the society may be highly esteemed.” – Pope Francis
- “The basic Buddhist stand on the question of equality between the genders is age-old. At the highest tantric levels, at the highest esoteric level, you must respect women: every woman.” – Dalai Lama
- “The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.” – Audrey Hepburn
- “The measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls.” – Michelle Obama
- “There is no more beautiful sight than a young woman who glows with the light of the spirit who is confident and courageous because she is virtuous.” – Elaine S. Dalton
- “This is about respect for women, the judgments that women make and their doctors about their reproductive health. It’s an important part of who women are, their reproductive health.” – Barack Obama
- “This is not just about women. We men need to recognize the part we play, too. Real men treat women with the dignity and respect they deserve.” – Prince Harry
- “Treat a woman right and you will be treated right in return.” – Anonymous
- “Treat her the way you want to be treated because respect is earned, not given.” – Anonymous
- “Treat your women with respect because one day someone will do the same to your daughter.” – Anonymous
- “Truly powerful women don’t explain why they want respect. They simply don’t engage someone who doesn’t give it to them.” – Sherry Argov
- “We have to raise our young boys to respect women and our young girls to demand respect and to get their values from something other than their physicality.” – Paula Broadwell
- “We need to live in a culture that values and respects and looks up to and idolizes women as much as men.” – Emma Watson
- “We need to understand that there is no formula for how women should lead their lives. That is why we must respect the choices that each woman makes for herself and her family. Every woman deserves the chance to realize her God-given potential.” – Hillary Clinton
- “We respect women and don’t insult them by saying all they care about is reproductive rights. All issues are women’s issues.” – Carly Fiorina
- “Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood of the race.” – Mary McLeod Bethune
- “When a woman is talking to you, listen to what she says with her eyes.” – Victor Hugo
- “When people respect someone as a person, they admire her. When they respect her as a friend, they love her. When they respect her as a leader, they follow her.” – John C. Maxwell
- “When you respect a woman, it indicates your personality.” – Anonymous
- “When you save a girl, you save generations.” – Anonymous
- “Whenever you think about disrespecting a woman, think about how you were born into this world.” – Anonymous
- “Women are one half of society which gives birth to the other half so it is as if they are the entire society.” – Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
- “You can treat your woman right or watch someone else do it for you.” – Anonymous
- “You do not respect women if you pick and choose who to respect based on whether or not they fit into the narrative you’ve created about what a woman “should” or “Shouldn’t” be.” – Anonymous
- “Your biceps, six-pack abs, and daring attitude are of no use if you cannot protect and respect women!” – Avijeet Das