The state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger scale.
Interpretation
Women are encouraged to be bolder and take greater risks in pursuit of their goals.
In this quote, Charlotte Bunch emphasizes the pressing need for women to shed traditional modesty and embrace a more ambitious approach to their aspirations. She advocates for women to not only dream big but also to make concrete plans, take action, and be willing to take risks that can lead to significant change, thereby challenging the current status quo in a world that often downplays their potential.
In practice
During a women's leadership conference, to inspire attendees to take on new challenges.
The beginning point at both conferences must be that everything is a woman's issue. That means racism in a woman's issue, just as is anti-Semitism, Palestinian homelessness, rural development, ecology, the persecution of lesbians, and the exploitative practices of global corporations.
There is no private domain of a person's life that is not political, and there is no political issue that is not ultimately personal.
As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a government's obligation, not just a good idea.
Sexual, racial, gender violence and other forms of discrimination and violence in a culture cannot be eliminated without changing culture.
If we don't empower women, we don't allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.
I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered that I made a strong choice that in no way diminishes my femininity.
The woman wins who calls herself beautiful, and challenges the world to change to fit her vision.
Sisters, we as women are not diminished by priesthood power - we are magnified by it. I know this is true, for I have experienced it again and again.
A woman will always be dependent until she holds a purse of her own.
Every woman is a queen, and we all have different things to offer.
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