Ellie Kemper Quotes

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

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

Sexism definitely exists - you see that in all walks of life.

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.

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.

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.

Women artists are still treated differently from men.

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.

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

I think a lot of women are underestimated.

There are still people who have an issue working with a woman director. Women can be viewed as 'difficult' even though they work in the same way as men.

We are still living with a double standard. I know it. Every woman I know knows it, whether you're in the media as a woman, or you're in the professions or business or politics.

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.”

As I got older, I had to learn to not have people speak for me. It was the first time I recognized, 'Oh, sometimes people are going to condescend to me because I'm a woman, or sometimes people aren't going to give me opportunities because of the way I look.'

It is obvious that discrimination exists. Women do not have the opportunities that men do. And women that do not conform to the system, who try to break with the accepted patterns, are stigmatized as odd and unfeminine.

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

I have to break down the barriers as a female. I have to work 30 times harder just for respect.

When I tried to get a record deal, only one label wanted me. The rest said 'oh, we've already got a girl with a guitar.' Can you imagine them ever saying that to a guy?

If you talk to a woman, she will give you at least five incidents in a day, 5-10 in a month, where she had to work harder to prove herself because she is a 'woman,' maybe at a male-dominated work place or when she has to come across as a smarter woman if she is good-looking.

When talented, qualified women take on greater responsibility, the simple fact of being talented and qualified is hardly enough to shield them from the gender-specific animosity that will come their way.

The life of a true, traditional stand-up is really unappealing for women.

Hollywood studio executives don't recognize the value of female performers as much as male performers.