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Beautiful People,
In 1919, Nancy Astor was the first female member of the British Parliament to take her seat. (Two year earlier, Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in the United States Congress)
During her public service years, Nancy Astor worked to recruit women into the civil service, the police force, education reform, and the House of Lords. Yet, she is nearly as famous for her sarcastic wit as she is for her political career.
Here are a few of her zesty statements-
“I married beneath me. All women do.”
“Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.”
“We women talk too much, but even then we don't tell half what we know.”
However, today I remembered her powerful statement about success when I read the CNN article, From Thatcher to May: What's Changed for Women in the Last 37 Years?
Nancy Astor said: “The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing.”
I realized how much has changed for women—Not only during the past 37 years, but also during the last century.
But change requires patience. In many ways, change reminds me the terrible twos—opinionated, a slave to its mood, and difficult to tame. Change can be forced by laws in the courtroom, but not on the street.
PEOPLE CHANGE WHEN THEY READY AND WILLING TO CHANGE. Education has a big role in change acceptance.
A forced change will not achieve the same results as change that results from a deep understanding that it is needed. A lot has changed for women in the 20th/21st century. But a lot has changed for men as well. We have changed as a society, and for the change process to be effective, we need to be persistent AND patient.
Pushing women to conquer every summit, whether they are interested or not, whether they are capable or not, may end up with failure and disappointment.
We don’t need to change EVERYTHING; we better not change NOTHING.
We must allow change sink in, be acknowledged and recognized as beneficial and positive. At the same time, we shouldn’t ignore the changes in men’s roles and responsibilities, which took place during the last century.
A rushed change is short lived. A graduate change that allows processing and true acceptance is the one that would eventually lead to an authentic equality.
XO,
Sharon
In 1919, Nancy Astor was the first female member of the British Parliament to take her seat. (Two year earlier, Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to serve in the United States Congress)
During her public service years, Nancy Astor worked to recruit women into the civil service, the police force, education reform, and the House of Lords. Yet, she is nearly as famous for her sarcastic wit as she is for her political career.
Here are a few of her zesty statements-
“I married beneath me. All women do.”
“Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.”
“We women talk too much, but even then we don't tell half what we know.”
However, today I remembered her powerful statement about success when I read the CNN article, From Thatcher to May: What's Changed for Women in the Last 37 Years?
Nancy Astor said: “The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing.”
I realized how much has changed for women—Not only during the past 37 years, but also during the last century.
But change requires patience. In many ways, change reminds me the terrible twos—opinionated, a slave to its mood, and difficult to tame. Change can be forced by laws in the courtroom, but not on the street.
PEOPLE CHANGE WHEN THEY READY AND WILLING TO CHANGE. Education has a big role in change acceptance.
A forced change will not achieve the same results as change that results from a deep understanding that it is needed. A lot has changed for women in the 20th/21st century. But a lot has changed for men as well. We have changed as a society, and for the change process to be effective, we need to be persistent AND patient.
Pushing women to conquer every summit, whether they are interested or not, whether they are capable or not, may end up with failure and disappointment.
We don’t need to change EVERYTHING; we better not change NOTHING.
We must allow change sink in, be acknowledged and recognized as beneficial and positive. At the same time, we shouldn’t ignore the changes in men’s roles and responsibilities, which took place during the last century.
A rushed change is short lived. A graduate change that allows processing and true acceptance is the one that would eventually lead to an authentic equality.
XO,
Sharon
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