Andrea Mitchell Quotes

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.

The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices against half the human race that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.

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.

If you're a man and you ask questions, you're a genius; if you're a woman, you're difficult.

One of the major differences between gender discrimination and Racial or Religious Discrimination is that the with the latter the perpetrators fundamentally recognized that it was based on power offered moral challenges. However, men—the perpetrators of discrimination against women have mostly not even considered the moral aspect of it and perceived it as natural.

When women do take on traditionally male subjects, certain male colleagues can seem affronted that a woman has dared to trespass on their subject. I could given you dozens of examples, but here's one: Max Hastings's review in the 'Sunday Times' in 2009 of Miranda Carter's book 'The Three Emperors'.

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.'

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

Women have to compensate more in the personality department in order to get the things that men get. And they don't have as much leeway for being divas or jerks.

What works for a man, still does not work for a woman - both in terms of how they see themselves and how we see them.

To generalize on women is dangerous. To specialize on them is infinitely worse.

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

For centuries the leaders of Christian thought spoke of women as a necessary evil, and the greatest saints of the Church are those who despise women the most.

I could truly have gone through life thinking that women were these venomous creatures. Turns out, they're not.

There aren't good roles for women: the female parts aren't developed: the women are serving the men.

Stupid as a man, say the women: cowardly as a woman, say the men. Stupidity in a woman is unwomanly.

Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.

It was not easy to get to where I am. My challenge is to learn to deal with the jokes that are common among men that I heard and continue to hear sometimes among men.

I'm not denyin' the women are foolish. God Almighty made 'em to match the 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.

I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out.

I was called a misogynist because I was reducing women to mothers. 'Reducing women to mothers' - now there is possibly the most anti-women statement I've heard.

When women criticized men, I called it 'insight'... When men criticized women, I called it 'sexism' and 'backlash.'

Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.

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