“When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we are graduating more clandestine officers than at any time in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.” MenYearsEffortClassCasesLowsTrainingMen And WomenProgramAgencyOfficersGraduatesCiaRebuildingBest EffortRecruitIntelligence AgenciesClandestineTraining ProgramsGraduating Class Author:George Tenet
“What are man and woman if not members of two very different and warring tribes Yet decade after decade, century after century, they attempt in marriage to reconcile and forge a union. Why I don't know. Biological imperative Divine law Or just a desire to connect to that mysterious other In any case, it's always struck me as a hopeful thing.” IfsKnowsMenTwoDifferentLawDesireCasesCenturyDivineMembersMen And WomenUnionsDecadesMysteriousHopefulTribesImperativesReconcileMatrimonyDivine Law Author:Andrew Schneider
“Contemporary Christian proclamation is faced with the question whether, when it demands faith from men and women, it expects them to acknowledge this mythical world picture from the past. If this is impossible, it has to face the question whether the New Testament proclamation has a truth that is independent of the mythical world picture, in which case it would be the task of theology to demythologize the Christian proclamation.” IfsMenWorldWould BeChristianPastFacesCasesImpossibleDemandMen And WomenTasksIndependentTheologyContemporaryAcknowledgeTestamentNew TestamentProclamationContemporary Christian Author:Rudolf Bultmann
“Sundry manifestations of nature in men and women, are greatly perverted by existing social conventions upheld by both. There are feelings which, under our predatory régime, with its adapted standard of propriety, it is not considered manly to show; but which, contrariwise, are considered admirable in women. Hence repressed manifestations in the one case, and exaggerated manifestations in the other; leading to mistaken estimates.” MenShowsFeelingsSocialCasesStandardsMen And WomenManifestationConventionsMistakenAdmirableAdaptedExaggeratedManlyProprietyRepressedPredatory Book:The Study of Sociology Source: The Study of Sociology
“If they [women] are to be integrated more fully into our society than has been the case so far, changes in individual attitudes of both men and women, adjustments in the labor market, and action by public authorities, will all be necessary.” IfsMenHas BeensActionIndividualAttitudeCasesAuthorityMen And WomenLaborOur SocietyAdjustmentIntegrated Book:Women's Two Roles: Home and Work Source: Women's Two Roles: Home and Work
“Islam never differentiates between men and women as regards political rights and puts them on an equal footing. However, even if a woman is qualified for leadership, when it comes to posts of authority such as presidency, Muslim scholars unanimously agree that it is impermissible for a woman to assume such a post because in this case she is in charge of her people's affairs.” PeopleIfsMenPoliticalCasesRightsEqualAuthorityMen And WomenRegardAgreeAssumingIslamAffairPostsScholarPresidencyQualifiedDifferentiatePolitical Rights Author:Yusuf al-Qaradawi
“Filmmaking is challenging for men and women. In both cases, it is incredibly difficult. And gender is neither a guarantee of greater sensitivity, capacity for empathy or aperture.” MenDifficultChallengesCasesGreaterEmpathyMen And WomenCapacityGenderGuaranteesFilmmakingSensitivityAperture Author:Claudia Llosa
“During the Suffragette revolt of 1913 I[urged] that what was needed was not the vote, but a constitutional amendment enactingthat all representative bodies shall consist of women and men in equal numbers, whether elected or nominated or coopted or registered or picked up in the street like a coroner's jury. In the case of elected bodies the only way of effecting this is by the Coupled Vote. The representative unit must not be a man or a woman but a man and a woman.” MenWayBodyWomenNumbersCasesStreetsNeededEqualMen And WomenVoteAmendmentsRepresentativesWomens RightsUnitsBe A ManMen WomenJuryRevoltConstitutional AmendmentsSuffragettes Author:George Bernard Shaw
“I feel this is very much our spiritual and political duty to be part of every peace table, it has often been the case that citizenry -- women and men -- can make progress when it is not possible for the officials to be able to meet at that moment in time.” MenFeelsMomentsAbleSpiritualPoliticalPeaceCasesProgressDutyMen And WomenTablesOfficialsThat MomentMoments In TimeCitizenry Author:Gloria Steinem
“Of course, all people have their own reasons for believing what they do about gender. In my case, in over two decades of collaborating with men and women in music - conductors or otherwise - I have seen no distinction.” PeopleMenBelieveTwoReasonCoursesCasesMen And WomenGenderDecadesDistinctionConductorCollaborating Author:Michael Hersch
“You believe in equality for women and men. And that means that, not only do you believe in it kind of in the abstract but you actively think people should seek it when it comes to the way you hire people, the way you compensate people, the way you treat women and men in professional settings and school, whatever the case, giving them equal opportunities without disadvantaging them because of their, for the fact that they're women. And to me that's what it means for me to be a feminist. I don't think it's that controversial.” PeopleThinkingMenWayGivingShouldBelieveKindMeanFactsSchoolOpportunityCasesEqualMen And WomenTreatsFeministSettingSettingsAbstractControversialEqual OpportunityWomen Equality Author:John Legend
“We blacks look for leadership in men and women of such youth and inexperience, as well as poverty of education and character, that it is no wonder that we sometimes seem rudderless.... We see basketball players and pop singers as possible role models, when nothing could be further, in most cases, from their capacities.” MenWellsLooksSometimesCharacterSeemsLeadershipEducationWonderPovertyRolesCasesPlayerYouthBasketballModelsMen And WomenCapacityPopsSingersRole ModelsBasketball PlayerInexperience Author:Arthur Ashe
“Free women and men everywhere must wage an incessant campaign so that these human values become a generally recognized and practised reality. We must regretfully admit that in various parts of the world this is not yet the case. Without those values and human rights the real peace of which we dream is jeopardized.” MenWorldHumansRealDreamRealityValuesCasesRightsMen And WomenHuman RightsVariousCampaignsHuman ValuesIncessant Author:Menachem Begin