Donna Langley Quotes

Programs that encourage mentorship, workshops that teach women how to self advocate, and even employee resource groups that are focused on women in the workplace are all very powerful outlets that foster safe-space conversations.

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.

Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.

Sponsorship involves putting your own political capital at risk, so they are going to help that person to succeed. Women get promoted; they don't get sponsored. Women know they are on their own if they get that promotion.

As I acquit myself in the work that I have undertaken for the next three years, so shall I either prejudice or enhance the prospects of those women who may wish to follow me in public service in the years to come

I've been really fortunate that I've worked with a lot of strong women who are also mothers.

Women, whatever their profession, tend to have a harder time feeling ready for a job, even though in most cases they are more than prepared.

The best thing that you can do to break down any of the barriers that women face in sports is to be over prepared - know your value, but also know the subject matter that you're covering.

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

I've always said that I didn't want to be given a job because I was a female, I wanted it because I was the most well-qualified person for the job. And making certain that companies are going to move forward in that vein, that is what women want.

Like men, women have to be diligent and work hard.

My hope in writing 'Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead' was to change the conversation from what women can't do to what we can.

The previous generation paved the way for my generation to gallop unheeded into jobs previously reserved for men.

Studies have shown that since women have had access to the pill and family planning measures, they have made huge gains in both wages and in careers that were dominated by men.

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

When I was starting out, the first women studio heads and writers were just getting into their perches - development execs learning their chops.

Mentorship has been an excuse not to promote women.

The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full.

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.

Every company wants to know how to find and keep highly talented women in the workplace.

The dream for many millennial women is to make a difference as social or political entrepreneurs. They are using the social media and marketing tools they have mastered to empower less fortunate women and direct them onto career tracks that women have traditionally avoided, like science and technology.

I have worked for a lot of really great leaders and mentors that I felt provided me, along with many of my peers - many of them women - opportunities.

Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer with power... I wouldn't hesitate right this minute to hire a talented woman if the subject matter were right.

Women are getting a lot smarter. Before they were very adventuresome. Today, women are not going to take chances on higher office unless there's a good chance of winning.

Even after marriage it is possible for a woman to have a career.