Cherie Blair Quotes

When men hold the greater majority of all professional positions of power, it is impossible for a woman to advance her career without the support of men.

Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.

Is there discrimination against women? Yes. There's no denying that the old boys' network is alive and well. But there's also discrimination against men.

Educational equality doesn't guarantee equality on the labor market. Even the most developed countries are not gender-equal. There are still glass ceilings and 'leaky pipelines' that prevent women from getting ahead in the workplace.

There's still a massive inequality between the genders. If you look at the trajectory of a male actor's career, there's no hesitation or hiatus. But women after the age of 35 to 40 are rarely placed in the centre of the story.

Suffice to say, many women find their first appearance on a comedy panel show to be their last. Second chances seem to be given less often to the female of the species.

I will feel equality has arrived when we can elect to office women who are as incompetent as some of the men who are already there.

What works for men does not always work for women, because success and likability are positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for women. That's what the research shows. As a man gets more successful, everyone is rooting for him. As a woman gets more successful, both men and women like her less.

I don't know why there is a discrimination between women and men entrepreneurs. Those who are doing their job should just be seen as professionals and not women or men.

It will be great when it's not such a big deal when a woman gets a good job.

I resent having witnessed the survival of some very mediocre male actors and the professional demise of the very brilliant female ones.

Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.

We will have equality when a female schlemiel moves ahead as fast as a male schlemiel.

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

There have always been women who were successful against the odds. Now we need to change the odds so more women can be successful.

Breaking through glass ceilings isn't reserved for liberals.

Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.

The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.

Is there discrimination against women? Yes, like the old boys' network. And sometimes discrimination against women becomes discrimination against men: in hazardous fields, women suffer fewer hazards.

I belong to a family where I think we're all fairly treated, boys or girls. Although I have to work doubly hard just to be able to be recognised. That meant long hours, but the hard work paid off.

Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.

I like the fact that glass ceilings are breaking all over.

Our struggle today is not to have a female Einstein get appointed as an assistant professor. It is for a woman schlemiel to get as quickly promoted as a male schlemiel.

To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.

I refuse to consign the whole male sex to the nursery. I insist on believing that some men are my equals.