“My parents told me in the very beginning as a young child when I raised the question about segregation and racial discrimination, they told me not to get in the way, not to get in trouble, not to make any noise.” WayChildrenYoungParentTroubleRaisedDiscriminationNoiseSegregationYoung ChildrenRacial Discrimination Author:John Lewis
“The money men make from their willingness to work the least desirable hours is not a sign of discrimination against women, but a sign of the willingness of mostly married men to lose sleep to support the family as their wife loses sleep to feed the child. A willingness to do the uncomfortable shifts is one reason married men earn more than twice what never-married men earn. Men's contribution, made at night, need not be lost in the dark.” MenNeedsChildrenMadeReasonNightLostHoursLosesDarkSleepSupportWifeMarriedDiscriminationUncomfortableContributionWillingnessDesirableMarried Man Author:Warren Farrell
“We have restricted humans from giving 'free' food to bears and dolphins because we know that such feeding would make them dependent and lead to their extinction. But when it comes to our own species, we have difficulty seeing the connection between short-term kindness and long-term cruelty; we give women money to have more children, making them more dependent with each child and discouraging them from developing the tools to fend for themselves. The real discrimination against women, then, is 'free feeding'.” KnowsGivingHumansChildrenLongRealTermKindnessSeeingBearsToolsConnectionsDifficultySpeciesDiscriminationCrueltyDevelopingLong TermDependentFeedingExtinctionShort TermDiscouragingDolphinsFree Food Book:The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex Source: The Myth of Male Power: Why Men Are the Disposable Sex
“As Elders we have great respect for all religions and traditions as important forces that bind people together. Faith and tradition provide much of the foundation of our laws and social codes. But where religion and tradition are used to justify discrimination and especially when they are used to justify cruel and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation, infanticide and child marriage, then we believe that is unacceptable.” PeopleBelieveChildrenImportantTogetherLawUsedForceSocialPracticeFemaleTraditionFoundationDiscriminationCodeJustifyEldersGreat RespectMutilationInfanticide Author:Mary Robinson