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\"I realized that we live in a [male] chauvinist culture in our country ... didn't realize that some of my songs catered to that. So that blew my mind.\"

Williams is now focused on showing women more respect: His \"This Is Her Time\" Adidas fashion campaign is dedicated to female activists, for example. He says it's time for a shift in the male-dominated universe.

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\"Man, what would the world be like if women held all of the highest positions worldwide?\" he asks. \"Women are waking up every day, more and more, to the fact that they have the power.\"

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PHOTO:Pharrell Williams speaks on stage at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater, March 14, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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\"The only thing we got to do is balance the scales. We have to understand power. And who has it.\"

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