I could leave — because I could return. I could return — because I knew adventure lay just beyond an open door. Instead of either/or, I discovered a … - Gloria Steinem

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I could leave — because I could return. I could return — because I knew adventure lay just beyond an open door. Instead of either/or, I discovered a whole world of and.

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Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the women's liberation movement in the late 1960s and 1970s. A prominent writer and key counterculture era political figure, Steinem has founded many organizations and projects and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. She is a former columnist for New York magazine and co-founded Ms. magazine.

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Anyone who believes we’re living in a postfeminist age will learn that violence against females — from female infanticide and child marriage to honor killings and sex trafficking — has now produced a world with fewer females than males, a first in recorded history.

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It doesn’t surprise me to learn that there is bias and sexism everywhere, just like there are problems of racism and homophobia stemming from the whole notion that we’re arranged in a hierarchy, that we’re ranked rather than linked. I think we’ve learned that we have to contend with these divisions everywhere.

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