-How can men -- You know, again,
you've gone through this so many times,
but how are men most helpful as allies in a time like this?
-Well, I think it's even more helpful
to realize men's stake in it. You know?
Because, actually, if you look at the cause of male deaths,
speeding and violence, and, you know, you add them all up,
the Women's Movement and the dissolution of gender roles
means that you would have about five more years of life to live.
This is not bad, is it? -Yeah.
-Who else can make that offer? [ Laughter ]
-I would love that. Yeah, that would be wonderful.
-And also, getting to know your own children.
-Yeah. -Yeah, because the system,
as it is, means that, frequently, men are
estranged from their children, and men get to be whole people
by being active in the home and raising
or being raised to raise children
just like we get to be whole people by being
active outside the home.
-You've started a couple magazines.
You've helped start a couple magazines.
Do you feel like there's still a role --
because obviously, it's a very scary time
for print journalism -- but for sort of
vibrant journalism to bring attention to these issues?
Are you worried at all about the fact that
there are less platforms for people --
a young version -- well, less perspective.
[ Laughter ]
But somebody starting out their career now,
do you feel like there are enough ways for them
to have the impact that you had?
-Yes, because online, you know, is huge.
And magazines are still very important.
But what worries me more is the lack of fact-checking.
-Mm-hmm. -And I think the only way
we're gonna get really accurate facts
is to pay as we do for newspapers and magazines
at least a little something. -Right.
-Because advertising is always gonna to, you know,
the biggest number of eyeballs,
which it how we got the President.
-Yeah. -If there weren't advertising,
we wouldn't have had that show that was like
watching a roadside accident. -Yeah.
[ Laughter ] -Right.
-And it's very -- 'Cause the one thing about
roadside accidents is they don't show commercials during them,
which is very nice. [ Laughter ]
You have this -- make this very interesting observation
in the book that men have an issue with women in power
because it brings them back to their childhood.
Because often, the last time they saw a woman
of authority was school when they were very young.
-No, I think as long as we're all raised by women --
women, too -- but women --
We have, of course, a little self-correction
because we realize we can do other things.
But for men, I think, really the last time they saw
an authoritative woman -- really, an authority
over them -- they were a child,
and they feel regressed when they see it.
I mean, otherwise, I can't explain why
my grown-up male journalist friends say things like,
"I cross my legs whenever I see Hillary Clinton."
What is that about? [ Laughter ]
You know, "She reminds me of my wife outside --"
I mean, you know, intelligent men say these crazy things.
-Yeah. Maybe we're just not that intelligent.
[ Laughter ] -No, no.
No, I'm not going there. [ Laughter ]
-Do you -- Seeing this field of candidates --
Obviously, it's a very diverse field right now.
There's a lot of candidates.
Are you optimistic, moving forward?
How do you feel? -Yeah, I am opt--
It is the most diverse field of candidates,
and my position is, I would work my heart out
for any one of them. -Yeah.
-It's character that matters,
and they all have so much better character than --
[ Laughter ]
[ Applause ]
But I do think that we have a problem of looking up.
You know, we have a case of the "shoulds" --
"What should I do?" -Yeah.
-And then we don't -- We become uncertain,
but when we look at each other, we know what to do.
-All right. Well, I hope we all
do the right thing when the time comes.
And thank you so much for being here.
It's such an honor to have you. -No, thank you.
-Gloria Steinem, everybody.