Conversation 5 Jong believes feminism as a unique process because of the dialectic she observes between mothers and daughters. She believes we are still in the middle of a revolution which will not be won until women have control over their own fertility and economic equality, worldwide. She is excited about the potential for political force women past 50 years old have. She describes how older women can become powerful at the national and international level. She believes her own activism is best exercised in her writing.
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She attributes it in part to the blandness of mass media alternatives. Conversation 6 Jong describes her own battle with fear. She suggests people expect fear but not be controlled by it. Then you can deal with it. She suggests men have much to learn women's ability to relate to others.