Stephen Lewis

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Politician · Canadian · 1937

Canadian politician (born 1937)

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“How do you make a million? You start with $900 000.”

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“One is that if womens sexuality in Africa wasnt under assault, if women were able to say no, if women werent subject to predatory attacks by men, or predatory behavior generally, then you would hav...”
— Stephen Lewis
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“And theres one other matter I must raise. The epidemic of domestic sexual violence that lacerates the soul of South Africa is mirrored in the pattern of grotesque raping in areas of outright confli...”
— Stephen Lewis
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“Unless there is recognition that women are most vulnerable... and you do something about social and cultural equality for women, you're never going to defeat this pandemic.”
— Stephen Lewis
Women Defeat You

“I think when you've travelled around a lot in Africa, you understand something that many people here don't recognize: the extraordinary power that is Africa at village level - at community level.”
— Stephen Lewis
Community People Think

“How do you make a million? You start with $900 000.”
— Stephen Lewis
money

“One is that if women’s sexuality in Africa wasn’t under assault, if women were able to say no, if women weren’t subject to predatory attacks by men, or predatory behavior generally, then you would ...”
— Stephen Lewis
abuse africa aids gender-roles

“And there’s one other matter I must raise. The epidemic of domestic sexual violence that lacerates the soul of South Africa is mirrored in the pattern of grotesque raping in areas of outright confl...”
— Stephen Lewis
africa aids darfur democratic-republic-of-the-congo