Christiane Amanpour is chief international
correspondent for CNN. A veteran war reporter,
she has covered conflicts from Bosnia and Rwanda
to Iraq and Afghanistan.
“The most important challenge is still being consid-
ered second-class citizens, and the most important
thing for us is to get men on our side, period. This
has to be something that men help us with; it’s not
a question of just swapping who’s dominant. We’re
not looking for female dominance; we’re looking for
equality and to level the playing field—and we can’t
do that without men’s buy-in as well.”Many women are still
facing tyranny and
control from the men
in their society. This
is a big challenge,
but necessary for us
to change.If you ask different peo-
ple who are passionate
about reproductive
justice or economic
justice, they would
have different answers.
Obviously, for me, sex-
ual violence is one of
the most important
challenges facing
women. But all of
it comes under the
umbrella of patriarchy
and the ways that patri-
archy affects women
economically, physi-
cally, professionally.LEADING A LARGELY
FEMALE STAFF, THIS
YOUNG PEDIATRICIAN
RAN AN UNDERGROUND
HOSPITAL CARING FOR
SYRIANS UNDER SIEGE.
A BROOKLYN-BASED
ACTIVIST, SHE’S
KNOWN AS THE
FOUNDER OF THE
#METOO MOVEMENT.
AMANI
BALLOUR
TARANA
BURKE
‘TO GET MEN
ON
OUR SIDE.’
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