Lynn Nottage Quotes

I have no fears that on a purely merit basis, we will have an embarrassment of riches from which to choose in order to reach gender parity.

The gender parity is something that has been organic to Eventbrite since we started building a team.

I was very proud, on just my second day in office, to appoint a gender-balanced cabinet - one of only three in the developed world.

We can celebrate how far we've come from our sexist past when women and men are equally represented in the pages of science fiction anthologies.

Sporting events like the Olympics have developed and maintained a clear message of promoting gender equality as an essential criterion in the success of any international event.

In particular, I want to set a challenge to public bodies and private companies to improve gender balance on their own boards.

We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women's voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.

Half of my employees are women.

I feel that gender balance in the work environment is actually the best recipe for success.

People at agencies and studios, including the parent boards, might look around the table at the decision-making level and feel something is wrong if half their participants are not women. Because our tastes are different, what we value is different. Not better, different.

Gender equality has a transformative effect that is essential to fully functioning communities, societies, and economies.

The business world needs the best talent from both genders to compete in an ever-changing environment and drive innovation.

It's not just about casting female protagonists. It's gotta be across the board throughout the industry.

Accenture has long been a champion of inclusion and diversity and, specifically, gender balance at every level of our organization, including our board of directors.

Gender equality is one of the principles we will never compromise at Accenture.

I truly believe that ESPN has been in the forefront in terms of the diversity in front of the camera and improving the balance between men and women.

I don't look at life in terms of checking the boxes, making sure you have enough women here and enough men there.

It's 2015. And I just want to get to the point where we're hearing female voices as much as we're hearing men's.

The culture of tech companies cannot change if women aren't in the room.

I've come to realize that, basically all my bosses and supervisors throughout my career have been male. And I've had great experiences, but it's made me appreciate the importance of diversity and inclusion.

Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone's responsibility.

I look forward to the day when half our homes are run by men and half our companies and institutions are run by women. When that happens, it won't just mean happier women and families; it will mean more successful businesses and better lives for us all.

I believe if we had half our companies and half our countries run by women, and half our homes run by men, things would be better. We know our companies would be more productive. If you use the full talents of the population, you're more productive. We know our homes would be happier.

Research conducted throughout the world shows gender balance in top positions contributes to improved competitiveness and better business performance.

I think there are multiple studies now to demonstrate that diversity, a better balance between genders, but also between different fields as well, is actually conducive to better growth, better bottom line, better results.