Desmond Tutu: It's time for a revolution led by women

[marmar]

Time for women to rise up, urges Tutu


(AFP) – 4 days ago

DAVOS, Switzerland — After the uprisings in the Arab world, South Africa's veteran Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu said Wednesday it was now time for women to have their revolution and banish men to the margins.

Speaking at a gathering of the world's political and financial elite in Davos, the vast majority of them men, Tutu said women had long been locked out of policy-making -- and the world had paid the price.

"Let us realign forces, let us ensure that women have a significant part in the decision-making process... we have been excluding women," said the former archbishop of Cape Town.

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"What we need is a revolution led by women. I think women ought to be saying to us men: 'You have made a mess, just get out and let us in'," he added. ................(more)

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[seabeyond]

1. while i dont think all women will fix all, i am all for women standing up, gaining power

and voice heard. implementing rule. good for this man.

[xchrom]

2. Du rec. Nt

[joshcryer]

3. Agreed. The US is 50/50 men/women. Only 17% of Congress is women.

Is anyone else bothered by that fact? It's bullshit.

[Starry Messenger]

4. IBTMTM

(In before the Margaret Thatcher mention)

[polly7]

5. Ugh.

That jerked me right out of my happy, hopeful place.

[Starry Messenger]

6. Sorry about that.

I liked what Desmond said. It's just that invariably someone always comes along and implies that women already had their chance and we blew it with Margaret Thatcher. Because of course, one Conservative woman leader negates thousands of years of male conservatives.

[polly7]

8. Oh, no worries! I understand what you're saying.

Thinking of Thatcher just does that to me, and I was being silly. I hope those present in Davos appreciated what he had to say, he is such an inspiring speaker.

[eShirl]

7. Considering the speaker, I can't help but think of the Catholic Church.

[tavalon]

9. Yeah, um, no.

I work with an all women staff. Don't idealize us. We suck as much and sometimes more, than men. Sure, it's time we had a chance to screw it up, too, but really, this is just reverse sexism.