Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
Dorothy L. SayersRead
[T]he more clamour we make about 'the women's point of view', the more we rub it into people that the women's point of view is different, and frankly I do not think it is -- at least in my job. The line I always want to take is, that there is the 'point of view' of the reasonably enlightened human brain, and that this is the aspect of the matter which I am best fitted to uphold.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that focusing too much on gender differences can detract from a universal human perspective.
Dorothy L. Sayers argues against the notion that women's perspectives are inherently different from men's, suggesting instead that there is a shared rational understanding that transcends gender. She emphasizes the importance of viewing issues from a broader human point of view, rather than emphasizing divisions based on gender, advocating for a recognition of commonality in human thought and experience.
Themes
GenderPerspectiveHumanityEqualityEnlightenment
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion on gender equality in the workplace.
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