Gender Equality in the Workplace Quotes

Equity knows no difference of sex. In its vocabulary the word man must be understood in a generic, and not in a specific sense

I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.

Gender equality is essential for ensuring that men and women can contribute fully at home, at work, and in public life for the betterment of societies and economies at large.

I have not been more robust towards female rather than male assembly members and I do not believe I have been remotely sexist.

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

Many businesses understand the advantages of gender parity.

I spent most of my career in business not saying the word 'woman.' Because if you say the word 'woman' in a business context, and often in a political context, the person on the other side of the table thinks you're about to sue them or ask for special treatment, right?

All my life, I've been working with male directors, which I've really enjoyed. And I'm lucky in that I've worked with men who have a lot of respect for women. But working with a woman is a different experience. It feels like the communication is different.

The secret subversive goal of my work is to show that women, not just lesbians, are regular human beings.

History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way to win wars, improve combat readiness, or promote national security.

I think that men have tremendous ability to lead. And I think women have a tremendous ability to lead, and they lead differently, and it gives a wonderful perspective to the problems.

Overall, women are a lot more fun to work with than a bunch of men.

Why should how I act in my workplace be any different from how I interact with my family at home? It's making sure the company runs on feminine principles where the major ethic is care.

Being in construction my whole life - I was trained as an architect - I always had to work with guys. And I always did my homework and then challenged them to figure it out faster than me. They don't want to be shown up by a woman.

Feminism has nothing at all to do with being 'feminine.' Feminine means accentuating the womanly attributes that make women deliciously different from men. The feminine woman enjoys her right to be a woman. She has a positive outlook on life. She knows she is a person with her own identity and that she can seek fulfillment in the career of her choice, including that of traditional wife and mother.

I think it's good that we're talking about it, but I think there's still a gendered nature to the way that people see female directors' skill sets. And I think we need to keep examining that. I don't know if people know how complicated the issue really is.

In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.

I'm always asked about how women get on in the boardroom and my answer is always, 'Never acknowledge that you are a woman. Your gender is not the point.'

If there was anyone primed to raise their kids feminist, it was me. My parents treated me no differently from my brother. I was raised to believe I was capable of doing anything I set my mind to.

Feminism is equality: politically; culturally; socially; economically. That's it, that simple.

The radical feminists succeeded in undermining the traditional family and convincing women that professional accomplishments are the key to happiness.

I've always said I have nothing against a woman doing anything a man can do as long as she gets home in time to cook dinner.

We don't separate out men and women working together in corporations.

When people say to me, 'Why are you so good at writing at women?' I say, 'Why isn't everybody?'

I think it's a common misconception that because you're a woman, you can't command a set and have people respect you, and for some reason, Hollywood is really far behind every other industry. It's getting better; it's just slow.