Jocelyn Bell Burnell Quotes

Often, people wonder if she can give the time required at work, given also her responsibilities at home. So a woman has to prove her worth over and over again each time she's given a new responsibility, especially when she is at junior to mid-level positions.

A director has to be on the set when the crew is called and is the last one to leave at night. I'm not saying it's not possible, but that's partly why we're not seeing more women.

Paternalistic regulations often prohibit women from holding jobs in certain industries: In the Russian Federation, women cannot drive trucks in the agriculture sector; in Belarus, they cannot be carpenters; in Kazakhstan, they cannot be welders.

In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.

We live in one of the most complex ages for young, professional women.

A high-powered, successful woman doesn't necessarily have the same support behind her that a man in that position would. Plus, she's expected to be a domestic goddess, as well as the best wife, mother, friend, and lover. But it's not just in politics: you see it in acting, too, and in journalism.

What people want to know is, OK, what's after modeling? It's not just OK anymore to model until you're 25 and then stop and be a housewife.

I do think we have a long way to go in terms of the culture around women still being career women, and asking a woman about her career and her work, just seeing them as fully validated human beings in the workplace.

I don't know why, but in my career and in my life, I often find myself in situations where I am the only girl among boys.

I was so intent as a young lawyer on beating the men at their own game that I didn't take any real maternity leave with my three younger children. It is only looking back that I realise I wasn't beating the system but reinforcing it.

I absolutely don't want to suggest that women are unreliable because we're mothers - on the contrary. But the question of who brings up the kids has a material effect on all women's careers.

The legal profession has been built by men for men in a man’s world. Women find it distinctly uncomfortable.

Women with children are less likely to be hired and be paid well; men with children are more likely to be hired and be paid well.

If a man aspires for a political career, he can start at 18 and go on and on. This is not true about women, who fall back when marriage and children happen, which are equally important. That is not gender bias.

I think there is a war on women in technology.

More women than ever are having babies at the peak of their careers. When will we stop punishing them for it?

I never let my gender define me but in my whole driving career I only ever did one interview not being asked about being a female.

A lot of people like to ask me, 'Ali, how on earth do you balance family and career?' Men never get asked that question. Because they don't.

The biggest barrier for women is the thought that they can't have it all.

Obviously it's true that as you go up the ranks, the number of women starts to decline. Whether that's because of 'self-deselection' or other barriers, I think that depends on the firm, the industry, and the person.

People say to me, 'Has being a woman helped or hindered your career?' And the answer is yes.

I guess because there aren't many women working in the kind of variety of spaces that I've had the opportunity and privilege to kind of work in, that there is this extreme scrutiny about my career.

Because women get more labor rights than men, meaning they get maternity leave, the employer prefers to hire men.

When you work in film sets, when you're working on projects that are male dominated, you are always treated as the last priority.

Women have to work harder to be in the same position as a fella because they often have to balance work with running a family.