Gita Gopinath Quotes

We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workplace and in our society.

The culture of tech companies cannot change if women aren't in the room.

Boards without women - blacklist those suckers. It's 2011. They've had the time - it's significant that they don't have women.

In politics, they found there were not enough females in the House of Commons, so they came up with the idea of shortlists having to have women on them.

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.

Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.

The astronauts who came in with me in my astronaut class - my class had 29 men and 6 women - those men were all very used to working with women.

I have tried to be a leader. I have tried in my role of being one of the first women at Google, let alone the first woman to have a baby, to really try to set the tone that this is a great place to work for diversity reasons.

The More women at work, the sooner we win!

I recognized that if you're going to have women in the workforce that sometimes you need to be more flexible.

If you walk into a room that's bro'd up, and you're in power, bring more women into the room.

The private sector is the innovation engine of our economy, and more private-sector businesses and organizations than ever are recognizing that training, promoting, and retaining women is essential to their continued competitiveness - and their bottom line.

Men need to hire more women and put them in higher positions of power within organizations.

I think it's very important for both women and men to see women working in a variety of capacities.

If a company want to cast its net widely, they will absolutely find qualified women. I don't really think there are any real barriers to that.

I come from gender-balanced workplaces. I started off working in medicine, and when I went through med school, it's 50/50 men and women. And when I started working as a doctor, it's 50/50 men and women. So I've always been very accustomed to women occupying pivotal roles in the professional environment.

To address what seems like an endless cycle of gender inequity in media, I believe we need to think beyond what our industry has already tried to do through mentorships and internships. We need to stop talking and start moving the needle, and one solution is to simply give women jobs.

The role and importance of females in companies can make a big difference.

I've come to realize that, basically all my bosses and supervisors throughout my career have been male. And I've had great experiences, but it's made me appreciate the importance of diversity and inclusion.

There was never any doubt in our minds that men and women were equal, if not more so.

I work a lot with men, and I work with wonderful men that I absolutely adore, but it's something that I'm now paying attention to - to seek out and make room for the talented women in all the technical fields and creative fields across the board.

You know, right now, they say - I don't know who says this, but somebody told me - there's three male roles to every female role. And I guess I'd work on evening that up. Making great roles for women. It's just such a huge challenge.

It's in everyone's best interest to help close the gender gap in the sciences.

There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.

We're long past having to defend or explain why women should be on boards, given all the data that shows how companies with female as well as male directors perform better. It's unfortunate when companies with a large percentage of women constituents don't reflect that in their boardrooms.