People with lower incomes tend to give a greater percentage of their incomes to help others and show greater empathy and compassion – perhaps because they know they might face the same circumstances. – Kavita Ramdas
Feminism, unlike almost every other social movement, is not a struggle against a distinct oppressor – it’s not the ruling class or the occupiers or the colonizers – it’s against a deeply held set of beliefs and assumptions that we women, far too often, hold ourselves. – Kavita Ramdas
I work for the Global Fund for Women, an organization that is actively supporting women’s rights groups in 160 countries around the world. – Kavita Ramdas
With few exceptions, the leading women in philanthropy, notably Melinda Gates, are the wives or daughters of rich and powerful men. – Kavita Ramdas
