The rights of women are to the 21st century what civil rights were to the 20th.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that women's rights are the significant social movement of the 21st century, analogous to the civil rights movement of the 20th century.
Tina Brown's quote emphasizes the importance of women's rights in contemporary society, likening their struggle for equality to the civil rights movement that sought to dismantle systemic racism and advocate for the rights of marginalized communities in the previous century. It highlights that just as civil rights were pivotal in shaping societal norms and laws in the 20th century, the fight for women's rights is now critical in addressing gender inequalities and achieving true equality in the 21st century.
In practice
This quote can be used during a women's rights rally to emphasize the importance of gender equality.
It's one of the biggest fibs going that American newspapers are now being forced to give up their commitment to investigative reporting. Most of them gave up long ago as their greedy managements squeezed every cent out of the bottom line and turned their newsrooms into eunuchs.
Even as the whole world tries to hang on to its job, there is also this weird parallel sense - almost a covert longing - that the old corrupt structures on which that job depends needs to be, ought to be, swept away.
I think British journalists do well in America because the newspaper culture there is so strong - telling stories and presenting them readably is in their DNA. British newspapers get a terrible rap, but they are brilliant in their presentation, most of them, so full of vitality and literary wit.
One of the the great things about having had something that didn't work out is: So what? I am fine.
Some people say that I should study to become a climate scientist so that I can 'solve the climate crisis.' But the climate crisis has already been solved. We already have all the facts and solutions. All we have to do is to wake up and change.
If the air quality is terrible in Los Angeles, if a particular university is unusually expensive, if crime is on the rise in Dallas, or if a company has a lot of recalled toys, transparency can spur change. Whenever public or private institutions have to answer to the public, their performance is likely to improve.
We do not succeed in changing things according to our desire, but gradually our desire changes.
The boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc.
We may have to learn to live with cancer rather than die of it. It means a big change in our mindset and how we do research. We haven't quite reached there yet.
A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.
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