"More countries have understood that women’s equality is a prerequisite for development." ― Kofi Annan Topic(s): Love More From Kofi Annan "There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole – women and men alike – than the one which involves women as central players." "The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What impact could it have? These are questions leaders I have spoken to have posed." "Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance." More In Love "I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love."― Henry Ward Beecher "I love that feeling of being in love, the effect of having butterflies when you wake up in the morning. That is special."― Jennifer Aniston "If you don’t love yourself, you can’t love anybody else. And I think as women we really forget that."― Jennifer Lopez