Change Quote by Germaine Greer
“Unless the concepts of work and play and reward for work change absolutely, women must continue to provide cheap labor, and even more, free labor exacted of right by an employer possessed of a contract for life, made out in his favor.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Female Eunuch, Germaine Greer, 1970
If work, play, and reward structures stay unchanged, women will keep being exploited as cheap and unpaid labor under lifelong contracts favoring employers.
In simple terms: Unchanged labor rules keep women exploited.
Key Takeaway
Advocate fair labor reforms.
Themes
gender inequality
labor exploitation
economic justice
Mood
frustrated
determined
Type
political
activist
When to use this quote
- workplace negotiations
- policy advocacy
- union organizing
Key Concepts
feminism
contract law
social economics
Questions to Reflect On
- How can workers demand equitable contracts?
- What policies protect against lifelong exploitative agreements?
A Different Perspective
Reforms may face strong corporate resistance.
