Fabiola Gianotti Quotes

I think actively promoting women in science is very important because the data has certainly shown that there has been an underrepresentation.

For quite some time, women at NASA only had scientific backgrounds.

There's more women who can play like me if not better and we just need more recognition really.

We need to create a society where girls and women are getting the same encouragement and support to build their careers as the boys and men are. From the start.

As a husband and a father of two daughters, I want young women around the globe to have the same rights and opportunities as my daughters.

I am proud of the fact that women have been recognised as being as capable, as able to do the senior jobs in Europe as any man.

Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.

The Nordic countries are leading the way on women's equality, recognizing women as equal citizens rather than commodities for sale.

In my community, women are as important as males, and they are playing an equal role in the society.

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

I've been a staunch advocate of women's empowerment, and I've worked hard throughout my career to advance the cause. It is heartening to see that gender equality is really becoming more of a reality. There is still much more to be done, and I'm confident that, by working together, we can empower women worldwide.

It's a sad day when a woman being funny and interested in science is considered newsworthy.

When I was a physics major in the late 1970s, my very few fellow female students and I had high hopes that women would soon stand equal with men in science. But progress has proved slower than many of us imagined.

Very few women are creative. I would not send a daughter of mine to study physics.

Last year, I was very shocked when I went to a debate on Women's Day. They had a survey, and they were asking these girls how many women inventors we have, how many women scientists do we have. And you'd be shocked that hardly anyone knew that Ada Lovelace was there behind computer science, that Marie Curie still remains iconic with two Nobel prizes. So there's a lot of homework to do to actually make -- to remove all these gender biases at a very young age; instill that confidence in that girl; to tell her that she can do as well if not better than her brother.

I think the question is, are there women and have there been women who want to do science and could be doing great science, but they never really got the opportunity?

Music is a male-dominated field. Women are not always taken as seriously as we should be, so sometimes we have to put our foot down.

The day has to come when it's not a surprise that a woman has a powerful position.

As the highest-ranking Republican woman in the U.S. House of Representatives and the mom of two daughters, I believe if we're serious as a nation about empowering every American to pursue his or her own dreams, then true cases of gender discrimination need to be confronted.

There is a thing about women, in particular, being endlessly grateful for the opportunities in life, rather than saying, 'I'm here because I'm good.'

I have always believed women have so many natural leadership qualities. They just need opportunities and access.

I'm a woman, but I want to fight the same as a man.

I love math and science, and also, my mom is a doctor. I grew up not even having an awareness that women were not supposed to be good at science.

Us women can beat these men, we just need more opportunities to prove ourselves.

An all-women championship is giving up on the mission of eventually making girls compete on a high level and against the boys in Formula One. It is undermining what girls are able to achieve.