Cecile Richards: The political progress women have made -- and what's next
塞西尔·理查兹: 女性在政治上取得的进步——以及接下来会发生什么
Cecile Richards is a national leader for women's rights and social and economic justice, and the author of the bestselling book "Make Trouble." Full bio
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finally won the right to vote.
for women of color to earn that right,
才能让有色人种女性拥有同样的权力,
而是全球范围的,
but around the globe,
like, look at the next 100 years
比如,未来100年,
small legal rights and accommodations.
of retrofitting ourselves
that were built by men, for men,
打造的机构和政府,
来重塑我们的未来。
on our own terms.
争取完全平等的妇女政治革命,
political revolution for full equality
across gender identity,
凝聚在一起的力量
together as women
than what keeps up apart.
this women's political revolution
to talk to you about today.
在过去一个世纪没改变的是
that hasn't changed in the last century
不仅为我们自己,
a better life not only for ourselves,
or opportunities than she's had.
of the women who came before us,
of tough Texas women.
lived outside of Waco, Texas,
to go to the hospital to deliver,
to cook dinner for my grandfather,
他会给自己做饭。
was going to make supper for himself.
with killing a chicken,
for dinner that night.
in the birthing bed, in labor,
绞着那只鸡的脖子。
and wrings that chicken's neck, right?
came into this world.
德克萨斯州投票,
could not vote in Texas,
凭一己之力当选为德州的
the first woman governor in her own right
was coming up in Texas,
of opportunities for women,
trying to change that.
一个机会,我们就能做到。
us a chance, we can perform.
弗雷德·阿斯泰尔做的一切事情,
did everything Fred Astaire did,
and in high heels."
女性一直在做的事情:
have been doing for this last century:
political power,
of families with children,
took just one day off of work,
21 billion dollars
which required educational equity,
the college students in the United States.
we're half the law students --
graduating NASA astronauts was ...
are really changing industries,
from the inside out.
it's another story,
is worth 1000 words.
at the White House
were called over to put the final details
最终细节提交给国会时。
that was to go to Congress.
of maternity benefits,
actually would need maternity benefits.
that's what we've learned the hard way
便是鱼肉,对吧?
we're on the menu, right?
are the vast majority of voters
远远落后于世界其他国家。
in political representation.
they ranked all the countries,
in women's representation in office.
with no paid family leave?
and improvements we've made
美国的孕产妇死亡率最高。
world in maternal mortality rates.
we're not doing a whole lot better.
in the United States,
to the dollar that a man makes.
an African American woman,
it's 54 cents to the dollar.
I thought was rather ingenious,
the impact of the pay gap.
and going through the end of the year,
不在公司办公的备忘录,
memo on their email
情况下工作了几周。
they were working without pay.
that actually could catch on.
actually had political power.
making decisions.
women's political party
当作干扰放在一边,
to the side as distractions,
that when women are in office,
with their colleagues,
to support legislation
education, civil rights.
in the United States Congress
当女性拥有机会服务大众时,
actually have the chance to serve,
and they get the job done.
if different people were making decisions?
美国的情况会怎样呢?
if half of Congress could get pregnant,
about birth control
treating pregnancy as a nuisance,
as a primary medical issue
keeping families together
再被视为“女人的问题”。
no longer be seen as "women's issues."
of fairness and equality
this women's political revolution?
it's already started.
are demanding workplaces,
educational institutions,
和性侵犯不应该被接受,
and sexual assault are neither accepted
and saying, "Me Too,"
that's made so much more powerful
从家政工人到好莱坞明星,
are standing together across industries,
to celebrities in Hollywood.
are driving for the very first time.
第一次被允许开车。
人口贩运的幸存者。
with survivors of human trafficking.
are fighting for reproductive rights.
妇女们在为生育权利而斗争。
are standing up for human rights.
leadership in the world
最有影响力的领袖
at the grassroots all across the globe.
women are on fire.
election in 2016,
or taken part in a protest,
has been women's rights.
to public education.
in record numbers,
露西·麦克巴斯这样的女性。
with the criminal justice system
something about that.
发表了如此可恨的言论,
such hateful comments about LGBTQ people
任职的女同性恋母亲。
serving in the House of Representatives.
that lack of health care access has
she beat them all,
为她的选区服务的
African-American woman ever
Shirley Chisholm said --
African-American woman ever
第一位女性总统候选人——
in the Democratic party --
那就拉把折叠椅。”
just pull up a folding chair."
all across the country.
important and powerful political force
最重要和最有权力的
that this is not just a moment?
for women's full equality
妇女充分平等的全球运动,
and it's intergenerational,
about how we could do that.
about what we are for,
is a mainstream value
equal pay for women.
采用家庭友好政策,
family-friendly policies,
it's the right thing to do,
in the words of Fannie Lou Hamer,
'til everybody's free."
在很长一段时间里
didn't even get the right to vote
than the rest of us.
they are the most reliable voters,
她们就成了最可靠的投票者,
reliable voters for candidates
in every single election.
for folks to vote,
都被计算在内。
that every single vote is counted, OK?
to voting in the United States,
and trying to raise a family.
for everyone to vote,
Election Day a federal holiday
run for office.
on the job in support of yourself
invest in women, all right?
as changemakers, as leaders.
in the United States,
to candidates and campaigns
that the challenges we face,
can never be solved,
that seem the most intractable
important to work on.
figured out yet doesn't mean you won't.
并不意味着你不能解决。
already been doing it, right?
they're on the move,
and inspiration from each other.
they never could have imagined.
the progress we have made
into building true political power,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Cecile Richards - ActivistCecile Richards is a national leader for women's rights and social and economic justice, and the author of the bestselling book "Make Trouble."
Why you should listen
As the president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund for 12 years, Cecile Richards worked to increase affordable access to reproductive health care and to build a healthier and safer world for women and young people. In 2018, she stepped down from leadership and published the book Make Trouble.
After starting her career as a labor organizer working with women earning the minimum wage, Richards went on to start her own grassroots organizations and later served as deputy chief of staff to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. In 2011 and 2012, she was named one of TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World." Richards is a frequent speaker and commentator on politics and progressive issues.
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