We have done almost everything in pairs since Noah, except govern. And the world has suffered for it.

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel.

Women's struggle for equality worldwide is about more than equality between men and women. Our struggle is about reversing the trends of social, economic, political, and ecological crisis - a global nervous breakdown! Our struggle is about creating sustainable lives and attainable dreams.

I am not being facetious when I say that the real enemies in this country are the Pentagon and its pals in big business.

They used to give us a day-it was called International Women's Day. In 1975 they gave us a year, the Year of the Woman. Then from 1975 to 1985 they gave us a decade, the Decade of the Woman. I said at the time, who knows, if we behave they may let us into the whole thing. Well, we didn't behave and here we are.

If we get a government that reflects more of what this country is really about, we can turn the century - and the economy - around.

Maybe we weren't at the Last Supper, but we're certainly going to be at the next one.