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We all love narratives where we're the captain of our boat, and Americans love them more than anybody else.

Anne-Marie Slaughter

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Anne-Marie Slaughter
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: September 27
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Charlottesville
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Women still can't have it all.
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Biological sex should not determine what we are capable of, what we aspire to, what we do in our life.
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It was interesting that feminists of my generation told me: You are discouraging younger women you are confirming stereotypes of women you are opening a door, initiating a debate, that will harm our movement. And my point was: We are already having this debate, especially in the younger generation.
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Only when women wield power in significant numbers will we create a society that genuinely works for all women … that will be a society that works for everyone.
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