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Fri 4 Apr, 2014 10:25 am
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Hillary Rodham Clinton wasted no words about how women in public life are portrayed: There is a double standard,and the media are at fault.
“The double standard is alive and well, and I think in many respects the media is principal propagator of its persistence. And I think the media needs to be more self-consciously aware of that,” Clinton said, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Clinton made her comments Thursday as she and International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde were asked about the media’s portrayal of women in public life on the opening night of the Women in the World Summit in New York City.
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman helped spark the conversation by recalling an incident in which a world leader was concerned about welcoming Clinton, in her capacity as secretary of State, because she arrived with her hair tied back. The leader’s belief, the story goes, was that Clinton’s hairstyle was a sign that Clinton came to deliver “unpleasant news,” Friedman said.
Clinton advised that young women starting their careers should learn to play “an outside and inside game,” according to ABC News.
“On the outside,” she said, “you have to find ways to raise these issues that are truly rooted in sexism or in old-fashioned irrelevant expectations about women’s lives, not just to score a point but to change a mind.”
Does she explain what one has to do on the inside?
It isn't clear what she's meaning to say in your quote.
@InfraBlue,
InfraBlue wrote:
Does she explain what one has to do on the inside?
It isn't clear what she's meaning to say in your quote.
Outside game, yes.
Inside game, not very clear there.
@oristarA,
Possibly more outspoken outside the company and a more subdued game/manner inside the company.
@oristarA,
oristarA wrote:"an outside and inside game"? What does it mean?
It generally refers to one's strategy for achieving something.
An "inside game" would be used in situations when someone is a member of an organization, perhaps even in a position of power, where they have the ability to directly influence the policies of that organization.
An "outside game" would be used in situations when someone is not a member of an organization and has no direct influence on its policies. However, they might still be able to influence the organization by making a persuasive argument, or by threatening boycott, or by producing a petition with lots of signatures, etc.