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"I didn't fight to get women out from behind vacuum cleaners to get them onto the board of Hoover"

- Germaine Greer

About this Quote

Germaine Greer's quote is an effective statement about the absence of progress in women's rights. She is revealing her aggravation that women have not been given the exact same chances as men, which they are still being relegated to standard roles such as cleaning. She is highlighting the reality that women are not being offered the very same chances to succeed in the business world, which they are not being offered the same access to positions of power. Greer is making a statement about the requirement for greater gender equality in the workplace, and the need for females to be offered the very same chances as guys. She is requiring a change in the way females are seen and dealt with in the office, and for them to be offered the same opportunities to be successful. Greer's quote is an effective reminder of the requirement for greater gender equality in the work environment, and the requirement for females to be offered the very same chances as men.

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Germaine Greer This quote is written / told by Germaine Greer somewhere between January 29, 1939 and today. She was a famous Activist from Australia. The author also have 35 other quotes.

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