I was part of the first generation of girls and women to be educated and go to grammar school even if we didn't have much money. Then that generation went, 'OK, great', and went into medicine or the police, and hit this wall of discrimination from older men who hadn't caught up.
Interpretation
The quote reflects the challenges faced by women pursuing education and careers in fields traditionally dominated by men.
Helen Mirren highlights the groundbreaking advancements made by the first generation of educated women who entered professional fields like medicine and law enforcement, only to encounter systemic discrimination from older men. This speaks to the broader societal barriers that still exist, illustrating the struggle for gender equality in education and the workplace.
In practice
In a speech about gender equality at a community event.
There is that awful moment when you realize that you're falling in love. That should be the most joyful moment, and actually it's not. It's always a moment that's full of fear because you know, as night follows day, the joy is going to rapidly be followed by some pain or other. All the angst of a relationship.
People often ask me whether I prefer theater or film, and the answer is that I prefer the one I'm not doing: The grass is always greener.
I've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.'
I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses.
I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production.
I am in a fabulously lucky position in that I get to wear beautiful, beautiful gowns for functions, which I can then give back. That way, they're not sitting in my wardrobe with me looking at them and feeling guilty. I love that, and I think when people have a fabulous function to go to, I'd recommend renting.
There is far too much of the feeding-bottle in education and young people ought to be supplied with good intellectual food and then left to help themselves.
You can never learn anything that you did not already know
You go to school, you study about the Germans and the French, but not about your own race. I hope the time will come when you study black history too.
In a way, education by its nature favours the extrovert because you are taking kids and putting them into a big classroom, which is automatically going to be a high-stimulation environment. Probably the best way of teaching in general is one on one, but that's not something everyone can afford.
My happiest hours are spent in school, surrounded by those I hope to benefit.
Dublin university contains the cream of Ireland: Rich and thick.
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