Gillian Tans Quotes

I don't have to work just to work anymore. More interesting parts come my way, so I can afford to say, 'I don't want to make that.'

There's a danger of some of the best people saying, 'I don't want a career in science.'

Showing women being scientists on television can have a great impact on who actually goes into science as a profession.

There are so many career opportunities out there now for young women, and it's great to have the opportunity to encourage them to get involved in these new careers.

Definitely working on 'Deal or No Deal' was a learning experience, and it helped me to understand what I would rather be doing.

Why is computer science a good field for women? For one thing, that's where the jobs are, and for another, the pay is better than for many jobs, and finally, it's easier to combine career and family.

I wanted to be a teacher. I love children, so I wanted to deal with children. Then I wanted to be a veterinarian. But by the age of ten or eleven, when I opened my mouth and said, 'Oh, God, what's this?' I kind of knew teaching and being a veterinarian were gonna have to wait.

And the reason I came to IBM was I think - I always say at a really early age, I learned you've got to be passionate about what you do. No matter what it is, you put too much, your heart and soul in it, you have to be passionate about it. You make too many sacrifices.

From a pretty early age, my mother realized that I was a little bit more gifted and talented than my own age group. So, she moved me over to play with the boys' travel soccer team when I was about 11 years old.

There are several places in Vietnam where they're teaching computer science from second grade in class, so they don't have a gender divide because everybody is expected to program.

We must be willing to pay inspiring math and science teachers, who have high paying alternatives in industry, more to teach and reward students who take more challenging courses in high school.

From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education was important and seen as a way of moving forward.

People don't choose their careers; they are engulfed by them.

I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director.

I know a lot of people my age are still trying to figure out what to do, and I consider myself lucky that I can make a living doing something that I truly enjoy.

I find that with some girls, the words 'work' and 'education' have gotten a bad rap.

I feel it is now my duty to speak to young women, to encourage them to have careers and, particularly, careers in science.

You have to think about what you want to do. There is nothing to say that you should study from the age of 20 to 23. I learnt more on a film set at 17 than in the classroom.

The key is to join an industry that you have a passion for. If you love cars, then automotive is where you should end up.

This is a global fight to get the right people in the right place and we're talking about people with PhDs in engineering, computer science, mathematics.

If you can be anything else but a writer, be it.

I have seen women who are very interested in tech finish their graduate or undergraduate degrees, but then choose not to pursue a career in tech because they're not sure they want to spend the next 20-30 years in an industry that's very male dominated.

There is an outdated belief that girls are not as good at science and math subjects as boys. But according to the report 'Generation STEM,' high school girls earn more math and science credits than boys do, and their GPAs, aggregated across math and science classes, are higher than boys'.

Negative gender stereotypes related to girls' education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics begin as early as primary school and have the devastating effect of making them doubt their own potential.

I knew there was a school where women could study astronomy. So... it never occurred to me that I couldn't be an astronomer.