Emmanuelle Chriqui Quotes

If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.

I believe that sexism in tech is a real problem.

I think a lot of women are underestimated.

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

When a woman stands up and is strong and commanding, she's called bossy. When a man does the same thing, people say, 'They're strong.'

In some instances, a gender imbalance is indeed a manifestation of sexism. In others, it is not.

Women should not fall back on 'sexism' unless they really feel that it's happening.

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.

Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.

I found in my experiences that it's not that men are consciously discriminating against promoting women, but I do believe as people we have self-images about what's good.

There are less opportunities for women.

I think, as a woman, you do sort of have to work twice as hard, but I don't feel as if I wasn't given opportunities.

My experiences with gender bias are probably the norm. What I found was that expectations of women were simply lower, and this resulted in being overlooked for certain opportunities.

I am often asked why there is discrimination against women in science. And I have given it some thought. With prejudicial attitudes, you can't really do much. You can point out when people discriminate and ask them not to.

I've never felt like a woman fighting in a male world; I've never felt penalised.

A woman has to be twice as good as a man to go half as far.

Hmm, can I be obvious and say there is probably a double standard for male vs. female directors? Sadly, I think that's actually the case. And it probably stems from the fact that there are proportionately so many fewer women directors than men ones that each project is perhaps more closely scrutinized for its content.

There are so many times that, as a woman in the music industry, you're asked questions no male musician would ever be asked.

Today's young women don't really see inequities until they go out into the real world.

The law sees and treats women the way men see and treat women.

Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes." They will say, "Women don't have what it takes.”

Gender discrimination has no place in our workforce.

Years ago, I worked in a newspaper office, and there were men that would have fits of temper, and it was just accepted that that's who they were, and everyone would laugh about it, but if a woman got upset or angry, something wasn't right: she was 'hysterical' or 'a little unhinged.' It didn't have the same sort of connotation at all.

How come women are treated differently from men all the time? Not only handicapped people, but women - and handicapped women, forget it!

I think, being a woman, we got to prove ourselves twice.