--- title: Meryl Streep Women in the World Summit Closing Speech description: The inclusion of women is one of the most provocative changes in the course of human history, according to Streep. canonical: https://time.com/4288512/meryl-streep-women-in-world/ author: Maggie Parker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-11T15:33:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:12.948Z og:title: Meryl Streep: Women 'Will Not Be Bullied' og:description: Watch the actress' closing speech at the 2016 Women in the World Summit og:url: https://time.com/4288512/meryl-streep-women-in-world/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt673fdd34db4c2418/69888e818e060157804655f7/meryl-streep-women-in-world.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: meryl-streep-women-in-world og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Meryl Streep: Women 'Will Not Be Bullied' twitter:description: Watch the actress' closing speech at the 2016 Women in the World Summit twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt673fdd34db4c2418/69888e818e060157804655f7/meryl-streep-women-in-world.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Meryl Streep: Women 'Will Not Be Bullied' > Sponsored content. 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