Quotes about "Women's Wisdom"

I want a woman president - really, I do. ”

In every advanced mammalian species that survives and thrives, a common anthropological characteristic is the fierce behavior of the adult female of the species when she senses a threat to her cubs. The lioness, the tigress and the mama bear are all examples. ”

In the name of feminism, we denied some essential aspects of our authentic selves. While feminism should have been nothing if not a celebration of our own unique characteristics, we insisted that we had no unique characteristics... that gender differences were hogwash, and a feminine woman was nothing more than a plaything for men. ”

When I went to college in the 1970s, the Women's Liberation movement was all the buzz. ”

It isn't so much that there are so few women in finance in total but, rather, few women in senior leadership roles. It is a real problem that we all need to focus on every day, but it is not a burden. It is an opportunity. ”

What I really would like to see is more female stories out there. Particularly older female stories, because women are predominantly ticket-buyers. ”

I'm drawn to female stories, of which there aren't that many, and particularly to stories now about older women. The things they have to confront and override is really fascinating. That's a whole untold part of our world. ”

I had done drama at university, but I never thought I could be a director. There were so few female directors then. I just assumed you had to be a man to be a director. I also assumed you had to be extremely authoritarian and extremely intellectual, none of which I was. ”

I'm always drawn to female stories with female protagonists, and I particularly yearn for more older actresses to take centre stage in 2018. ”

I would like to see more female stories out there, particularly older female stories. ”