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From the Ted Talk by Sandi Toksvig: A political party for women's equality

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(Applause)

Within 10 months, we had more than 70 barchnes of our party across the UK. We stood candidates for election in London, Scotland and Wales in May 2016. One in 20 people voted for our candidate for ldonon Mayor. And when the men in the race saw how many votes we were artiattncg, wonder of wonders, they began to talk about the need to tackle gender equality.

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You know, I've been promised cgahne since I was a child. It was always coming: women were going to stand shoulder to sludhoer with men. All I got were empty promises and disappointment — enough disappointment to found a political party. But here is my new idea for today — this is my five prenect, OK? And this one is really good. The fact is, this is not enough. It is not enough to found one political ptray for eialqtuy in a single country. What we need is a seiismc change in the global political landscape. And the wonderful thing about the meodl we have created is that it would work anywhere. It would work in airecma, it would work in Australia, it would work in India. It's like we've made the pefcret recipe: anybody can cook it, and it's good for everybody. And we want to give it away. If you want to know what we did, we're giving it away. Can you imagine if we could mobilize millions of women across the world to say, "That's enough!" to the traditional battles of politics? To say, "Stop the bickering, let's get the work done." We could literally change the world. And I want that.

Open Cloze


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Within 10 months, we had more than 70 ________ of our party across the UK. We stood candidates for election in London, Scotland and Wales in May 2016. One in 20 people voted for our candidate for ______ Mayor. And when the men in the race saw how many votes we were __________, wonder of wonders, they began to talk about the need to tackle gender equality.

(________)

You know, I've been promised ______ since I was a child. It was always coming: women were going to stand shoulder to ________ with men. All I got were empty promises and disappointment — enough disappointment to found a political party. But here is my new idea for today — this is my five _______, OK? And this one is really good. The fact is, this is not enough. It is not enough to found one political _____ for ________ in a single country. What we need is a _______ change in the global political landscape. And the wonderful thing about the _____ we have created is that it would work anywhere. It would work in _______, it would work in Australia, it would work in India. It's like we've made the _______ recipe: anybody can cook it, and it's good for everybody. And we want to give it away. If you want to know what we did, we're giving it away. Can you imagine if we could mobilize millions of women across the world to say, "That's enough!" to the traditional battles of politics? To say, "Stop the bickering, let's get the work done." We could literally change the world. And I want that.

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Original Text


(Applause)

Within 10 months, we had more than 70 branches of our party across the UK. We stood candidates for election in London, Scotland and Wales in May 2016. One in 20 people voted for our candidate for London Mayor. And when the men in the race saw how many votes we were attracting, wonder of wonders, they began to talk about the need to tackle gender equality.

(Applause)

You know, I've been promised change since I was a child. It was always coming: women were going to stand shoulder to shoulder with men. All I got were empty promises and disappointment — enough disappointment to found a political party. But here is my new idea for today — this is my five percent, OK? And this one is really good. The fact is, this is not enough. It is not enough to found one political party for equality in a single country. What we need is a seismic change in the global political landscape. And the wonderful thing about the model we have created is that it would work anywhere. It would work in America, it would work in Australia, it would work in India. It's like we've made the perfect recipe: anybody can cook it, and it's good for everybody. And we want to give it away. If you want to know what we did, we're giving it away. Can you imagine if we could mobilize millions of women across the world to say, "That's enough!" to the traditional battles of politics? To say, "Stop the bickering, let's get the work done." We could literally change the world. And I want that.

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