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Maureen Reagan

I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as incompetent as some of the men who are already there.

Maureen Reagan

Equality

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The quote means that true equality is achieved not when women are always better or more capable than men, but when they have the same chance to be chosen for leadership roles regardless of their competence. It points out that some men in office are not very capable, so fairness would allow women to hold those positions even if they are equally flawed.

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