Navya Nair Quotes

Fortunately, I have never been a victim of sexual harassment. But there have been instances where I have lost out on work or people have shown disinterest in working with me because I was unwilling to succumb to this unspoken understanding of patriarchy.

I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different.

Hollywood is the definition of sexual discrimination.

There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.

Nowhere is woman treated according to the merit of her work …. It is therefore almost inevitable that she should pay for right to exist, to keep a position in whatever line, with sex favors. Thus it is merely a question of degree whether she sells herself to one man, in or out of marriage, or to many men.

It often means that a woman is hired because she is pretty, regardless of her qualifications; that a woman's job security is eternally dependent on how well she pleases her boss, and he often thinks sexual companionship is part of the job description; and that women are fired because they have aged or they are too independent or they say 'no' to sexual byplay

Everyone has been discriminated against or harassed - sexism is real.

Women are routinely demeaned, dismissed, discouraged and assaulted. Too many women's careers are stymied or ended because of harassment and abuse. In politics, where I have worked much of my adult life, this behavior is rampant.

Do you have a year to tell you what I have been through as a woman working in journalism? I went through hell. A lot of discrimination, everything you can think of.

Sometimes when women come forward about sexual harassment, they're seen as a troublemaker.

As we all know, sexism in the workplace is a serious issue. It's something that needs active disruption and change.

There is nothing wrong with Radha Ravi calling women to his office. There's nothing wrong if a man calls women to his office. There is something wrong if a man calls men to his office.

The only women who don't believe that sexual harassment is a real problem in this country are women who have never been in the workplace.

Sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women.

Tremendous amounts of talent are lost to our society just because that talent wears a skirt.

Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.

I used to think that the worst form of discrimination for women was being hit on or hearing something disparaging. What's even more challenging for young women is a very senior male who will take an interest in you, who see themselves as father figures or mentors.

I believe that sexism in tech is a real problem.

My experiences with gender bias are probably the norm. What I found was that expectations of women were simply lower, and this resulted in being overlooked for certain opportunities.

If a woman gets tough in negotiations, she's difficult, whereas a man would be considered a brilliant businessman.

This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.

There are so many times that, as a woman in the music industry, you're asked questions no male musician would ever be asked.

Do I think I am being held to a different standard than a man who would be in this exact same race with the exact same story? Might be? Yes. But that’s reality.

This is why it’s so hard for women to publicly accuse men of predatory actions. The victims are perceived as dramatizing and self-important. They risk not being believed. Or getting blamed. Or having crimes investigated improperly. Or being called selfish, mendacious. Women suffer automatic credibility deficits when leveling such accusations, while men enjoy “himpathy,” -- the “excessive sympathy sometimes shown toward male perpetrators of sexual violence.

Women should not be forced to accept sexual harassment as the price of admission to a life and career in the political world. They should not have to endure unwanted touching, innuendo, and propositioning from men in positions of power.