Yuliya Snigir Quotes

It is frustrating when in an interview people say: 'Give us your make-up tips' and 'How do you stay skinny?' I think: 'Do you ask a guy that?'

I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks.

What is frustrating is being told that no matter how hard I've worked, it counts less than my appearance. Although if you're not considered conventionally attractive, that also becomes an issue: you know, you're a feminist because you couldn't get a man.

The problem for all women is we're identified by how we look instead of by our heads and our hearts.

The industry is quite chauvinistic generally. Expectations of women, girls, what they should look like, how they should be, what they should say, what they should wear, how their hair should be, what colour their skin should be.

No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize - as her personal problem - observations she makes about the beauty myth in society.

I have experienced ageism and sexism. In my 20s, I was told by a camera lighting man I needed plastic surgery. In my 30s I was constantly told I needed to lose weight.

I'm used to seeing women being degraded, slut shamed, harassed for what they look like. Even the most powerful women in the world are measured by their appearance and constantly ridiculed for it.

I've experienced a lot of sexism in football.

I've always had really wonderful people around me. But early on, I remember I would walk into a session or go do something with some musicians, and they viewed me, basically, as their chick singer.

As female artists, we have to be constantly criticized for the way that we look, the way that we dress, on a whole other level that men don't have to face.

If a man wants to objectify a woman, he will do it even if she's clad from head to toe.

Being a gal, people can be a bit patronizing. 'Oh, look at you using the computer.' They would never say that to a boy. And I don't let them do it to me.

Being beautiful is not so fun when you're in a business with all men.

People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.

Women always feel like they're being stared at and judged, and rightfully so.

Film is not a woman's medium. If you weren't the hottest kid in town, men stayed away from you.

I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports.

When a man gets up to speak, people listen then look. When a woman gets up, people kook; then, if they like what they see, they listen.

We live in a patriarchal culture. It's okay for women to be objectified but not for men.

How you look has become ridiculously disproportionate to what you do. Critics are more harsh on female presenters.

It still annoys me when I read really derogatory things about how a woman looks because you would usually not read these things about a man, and that still has the potential to put women off public life.

I think men are allowed to be fat and bald and ugly and women aren't. And it's just not - there is no equality there.

Why do women always get pointed at for their bodies?

This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.