Frances O'Grady

I suspect there are people in all walks of life who need to be dragged into the 21st century in terms of attitudes towards women. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#attitudes #century #dragged #i #into

I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#dignity #feet #great #ground #helps

I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#i #jobs #provides #security #society

I'd be happy to have regular face-to-face meetings at Downing Street with David Cameron to argue the case for alternative economic policies. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#argue #be happy #cameron #case #david

It is not natural or inevitable that half the world goes hungry; that the freedom of markets trumps protection of the planet; or that citizens' rights come second to those of corporations. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#come #corporations #freedom #goes #half

My first hero, as a teenager, was James Connolly. I remember discovering that he was a feminist, and that was an eye-opener, coming from a man of such poverty. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#discovering #feminist #first #hero #i

The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#come #countries #data #imf #investment

There is nothing that says unions have a God-given right to be there. We have to work at it and make ourselves relevant to every section of the workforce. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#god-given #god-given right #make #nothing #ourselves

When I look at my daughter, who's 24, she is much more confident than I ever was and her expectations are higher. But I worry that there is a backlash brewing against progress on equality. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

#backlash #confident #daughter #equality #ever

Would I describe myself as new Labour? I'm Labour, organised Labour. I think labels have a limited use and that's where you really get into boy stuff sometimes, just sticking on labels. ↗

— Frances O'Grady

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