Shannon Lucid Quotes

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

In 1960, when I graduated from college, people told me a woman couldn't go to law school. And when I graduated from law school, people told me, 'Law firms won't hire you.'

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

Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.

The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination.

As we all know, sexism in the workplace is a serious issue. It's something that needs active disruption and change.

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

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

One of the things I haven't been ready for is how male-dominated the music industry is. I just didn't have a clue.

It's not just in Hollywood that women run the risk of being passed by once they reach 50. It happens in real life, too.

I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different.

Hollywood is the definition of sexual discrimination.

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

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

Yes, there are obstacles as a woman; there is no doubt about it.

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

But sometimes the women writers will pitch something and I'll hear it, but the men will keep talking.

Being a woman in a male-dominated industry is difficult at times. I've had people offer to help me, but it's hard to know who to trust.

I really feel like females have to go 50 extra miles. Not just one - 50 extra miles to be accepted or taken seriously.

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

It's very difficult to be a woman in any industry.

I realize that 'hire qualified women!' is the sort of outraged demand that's often met with a sigh. No one disagrees, and yet gender inequality in high-paying positions extends into all professions.

A blank wall of social and professional antagonism faces the woman.

Hollywood is hard on women.

It's getting better but men still earn more and there are more jobs for them. Ageism is a big thing. Parts for women disappear as you get older.