Belinda Johnson Quotes

I just read that 81 percent of Americans are ready to vote for a woman. So it sounds like America is ready.

I would love to be directed by more women.

There are a lot of women - directors, producers, writers - involved in my career. They are all interested in telling good stories, and good stories involve men and women.

That's something I've been conscious of and want to make true in all jobs I do. It's important we have women at the front and centre.

Whatever the reason, we are not doing a good enough job getting to women early enough in their careers, supporting them, and enabling them to pursue careers in directing.

I would absolutely classify as being incredibly progressive the fact that I am the third female prime minister.

One of our rules for the show, I guess the filter we try to pass everything through, is it's a safe place for women to be. It's not a show for women, because we're basically 50/50 men/women in our audience, but it's a safe place where women win. Women never lose on our show. I think that's very important. It's very unusual.

Politics has to be a place where women want to go.

We must help women in every society to have their voices heard.

Women in business are talented leaders who can share their skills as trainers, mentors and advocates.

Politics is a potent way to empower women.

Every company I know is looking for more women at the table. Every board is looking for more women at the table. There's a reason why men want to understand the challenges women face, address them, because then they're going to be better hirers, attracters and retainers of women.

In 1989, I started the National Association of Business Women. We incorporated microfinance and different job training for women. We did a survey, with USAID, that found women lacked training, credit and information.

As women have played an increasingly important role in politics, there is no question that they've brought a different perspective, focusing attention on a broader set of issues and building alliances with other women.

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 spend a lot of time on college campuses, a lot of time mentoring young women in all sectors of business, because I don't want them to spend as much time to get their voice as I did.

This position is untenable, and there can be no pause in the agitation for full political power and responsibility until these are granted to all the women of the nation.

My hope is that in the future, women stop referring to themselves as 'the only woman' in their physics lab or 'only one of two' in their computer science jobs.

My mission in life is to assist women in social and political empowerment through business and education.

The school made it very clear that women were entitled to positions of authority. That sense of entitlement allowed us to feel that we have a natural place in leadership in the world. That gave me a mental and emotional confidence.

I have a daughter who I love very much, I hire women, I've worked with women, I've never had an issue with women.

We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of women within the church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we make important decisions.

It's important to have female solidarity and support each other and other actresses.

Politics need to stop treating women as a special-interest group.

I applaud Women in Film - not only for celebrating the successes of women, but for providing a safety network to mentor women and to discuss the particular issues that arise in a very male-dominated industry.