The 2019 CBC Massey Lectures - Power Shift: The Longest Revolution

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Acclaimed journalist Sally Armstrong argues gender inequality comes at too high a cost for all of us.

The celebrated journalist and author Sally Armstrong delivers this year's CBC Massey Lectures. "Power Shift: The Longest Revolution” explores the story of women’s place in the world today, how we got here, and what we can expect from the future. She argues gender inequality comes at too high a cost for all of us.


5 Pieces

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Lecture 1: In the Beginnings
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Series: The 2019 CBC Massey Lectures - Power Shift: The Longest Revolution
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“There’s never been a better time in human history to be a woman,” says Sally Armstrong in the first of her first 2019 CBC Massey Lectures: Power S...

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Lecture 2: The Mating Game
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In Sally Armstrong's second lecture, she explores sex: the history of sex for procreation, for pleasure, for business. In our time, monogamy is the...

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Lecture 3: A Holy Paradox
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Most religions try to explain what the universe means and why we’re here. More often than not, many of these explanations entail women having lower...

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Lecture 4: When the Patriarchy Meets the Matriarchy
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Populism is bad for women — so much of the rise in authoritarian governments is based on the dream of returning to an idealized past, when a woman ...

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Lecture 5: Shifting Power
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The irresistible force meets the immovable object: the long fight for women’s equality with men is perhaps nearing a conclusion. Women all over the...

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