- Gong
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women Quotes
On confidence, identity and being true to yourself.
These quotes discuss women's confidence and identity from a few angles: resisting pressure to act a certain way, and the discipline shown by women serving alongside men in the military. For related reflections, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nov 07, 2020
I really think we need more women to lean into their careers and to be really dedicated to staying in the work force.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's easy to dislike the few senior women out there. What if women were half the positions in power? It would be harder to dislike all of them.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
For any of us in this room today, let's start out by admitting we're lucky. We don't live in the world our mothers lived in, our grandmothers lived in, where career choices for women were so limited.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women are not making it to the top. A hundred and ninety heads of state; nine are women. Of all the people in parliament in the world, thirteen per cent are women. In the corporate sector, women at the top - C-level jobs, board seats - tops out at fifteen, sixteen per cent.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most people assume that women are responsible for households and child care. Most couples operate that way - not all. That fundamental assumption holds women back.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you ask men why they did a good job, they'll say, 'I'm awesome. Obviously. Why are you even asking?' If you ask women why they did a good job, what they'll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard.
- Simple
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.' I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it's not that simple.
- Leave
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- Nov 07, 2020
And what I saw happening is that women don't make one decision to leave the workforce. They makes lots of little decisions really far in advance that kind of inevitably lead them there.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
We call our little girls bossy. Go to a playground; little girls get called bossy all the time - a word that's almost never used for boys - and that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every company I know is looking for more women at the table. Every board is looking for more women at the table. There's a reason why men want to understand the challenges women face, address them, because then they're going to be better hirers, attracters and retainers of women.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I went to college, as much as my parents emphasized academic achievement, they emphasized marriage even more. They told me that the most eligible women marry young to get a 'good man' before they are all taken.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020