Women will work out their destinies-much better, too, than men can ever do for them. All the mischief to women has come because men undertook to shape the destiny of women.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Women are better positioned to shape their own futures than men acting on their behalf.
- In plain terms
- Women know their needs best and should decide their own paths.
- What can you take from it?
- Women should lead their own liberation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who decides a woman's future?
- How do men support without controlling?
Another view
Collaboration between genders can still be valuable.
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