To future generations of women, you are the roots of change | Gloria Steinem

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Activist and author Gloria Steinem is an icon of the global feminist movement. She's spent her life defying stereotypes, breaking social barriers and fighting for equality. In conversation with TEDWomen curator Pat Mitchell, Steinem reflects on the revolutionary roots of the feminist movement, the fundamental need for intersectionality to combat prejudice, and how she overcame her fears with the support of friends. Now she urges future generations of women to advocate for each other in solidarity — and discover the freedom found in companionship and community.

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31 Comments on To future generations of women, you are the roots of change | Gloria Steinem

    • Nothing on the internet that I’m aware of is or has ever been able to embody a consistent, cohesive and comprehensive view of life. It’s rather a slice of reality seen through the filter of general hate. I mean, can you imagine? Great philosophical coversation crossed with intelligence and relevance and a smattering of entertainment? Perhaps the expectation is too high

  1. Wow more not case gender politics. What ever happened to the whole “same speicies” thing.

    Someone tell these “femanists” that the 60’s are dead and gone.

  2. People are getting tired of being talked down to.
    “Roots of change, the fundament of working with reality.”
    “Core of principles and ethics and how to relates to male psychology.”
    “Working with the earth, the perspective of a old farmer.”
    “The depths of change and how it relates to us.”
    ….

    Pick anything else, have it relate to something tangible.
    Something core… not Pretending that seeding the world would do a darned thing.

  3. is the Amazon prime show really bad? because the interviewer glossed over it so quickly that i had to rewind 3 times since she was using a lot of polite words. The polite and encouraging words needed to be said but it drowned out her “plug ” for Gloria Steinman’s book and amazon prime video. the interviewer knew everything about Gloria, she told us that, but i did not know Gloria had a prime video on Amazon. So was the interviewer really bad at promotions? or she knew the show to be really bad so she adroitly barely hinted at it.

  4. stop victimizing women! they are too strong and confident and successful at this moment! going further, it would become hypocritical

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