Zoey Tur Quotes

Showing your femininity should help your career and not go against your career. Dressing like a man, using the suit to look powerful - that was the '80s, and that didn't help women.

When I first became a lawyer, only 2% of the bar was women. People would always think I was a secretary. In those days, professional women in the business world wore hats. So I started wearing hats.

Working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously.

I believe in a uniform for work, but why, because we're men, do we have to be ghettoised into grey suits?

Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.

It's unfortunate when people say you can't wear skirts or do item numbers, or a girl can't dress in a certain way. Are we going back to dark ages?

Whether it's repro rights, violence against women, or just plain old vanilla sexism, most issues affecting women have one thing in common - they exist to keep women 'in their place.' To make sure that we're acting 'appropriately,' whatever that means.

Don't think of yourself as a woman in business.

Women are totally unsafe in Punjab.

One thing I've always been concerned about is the objectification of women in ads, and that's one thing where I was like, 'Well, if I become a part of advertising, I could change that.'

I've been trying to find women writers for my staff for a while now and I have three women on my staff and three guys so it's pretty equal. I don't know why that is. It's been the same thing for a while. It's hard for female comedians to stand out. That's weird. That's a shame.

One thing Middle-earth is short on is the feminine.

I create women characters by watching the female staff at my studio. Half the staff are women.

But as a woman, I really started feeling vulnerable on the set, and I really felt that it was important that I should not be open for invitation or making myself look as though I was waiting for something.

Instead of going into politics, I decided to go into comedy, which is the second most daunting career path for a woman.

The CAA says that women are psychologically not fitted to be pilots, but I see pictures every now and then of women who are teaching men to fly. We know that in England, where the need is great, women are ferrying planes and freeing innumerable men for combat service.

I remember the reactions I got when we first visited factories to inspect the projects that we were funding. It was not easy for people to see a woman there. That was a time when most of these workplaces were not even equipped with a loo for women.

Being a woman has helped my career more than it's hindered it.

It's hard for people who come from traditional homes to take women seriously. I do it myself. We're just not used to seeing women professionals. Women have to go out of their way to prove themselves.

I'm always disappointed by women who say they prefer working with men. What is that all about? I love working with women, I love the company of women.

People say, 'Dress for the job you want,' and since I wanted a job that guys had, I dressed like a guy.

I get asked a lot about being a woman within the industry and how difficult it is, and yeah, it is - but it's difficult for everybody... I'm not a 'burn-your-bra' feminist.

One thing I do not see happening is women of certain age being represented correctly. We have to evolve conceptually.

People say to me, 'Has being a woman helped or hindered your career?' And the answer is yes.

I think it's an uphill battle in every field. You hear late-night comedy is hard on women. And then you hear investment banking is hard on women. And tech is hard on women. And then you start digging, and you learn philosophy departments are hard on women!