Our goal should be to develop work-life policies that enable people to put their gender values into practice. So let's stop arguing about the hard choices women make and help more women and men avoid such hard choices.
Stephanie CoontzRead
It's more important to represent women as complete, whole, complicated humans as opposed to saintly, perfect women. The point isn't that they have to be good people. It's that they have to be people.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Women should be portrayed as complex individuals rather than idealized versions cloaked in perfection.
Kerry Bishe emphasizes the importance of representing women in media and society as multi-dimensional beings, acknowledging their complexity, flaws, and humanity. Rather than confining them to archetypes of perfection, it is essential to embrace their true essence as people with diverse qualities, experiences, and perspectives.
Themes
WomenRepresentationComplexityHumanityEmpowerment
In practice
Example use cases
During a panel discussion on women's roles in media, this quote can be used to highlight the need for authentic representation.
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