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There were all us baby boomers who had a grammar school education, started to learn, then went on the pill, the whole thing, and so there are today a lot more women writers, editors, producers, and so a lot more women's stories. God, the BBC's practically run by women. ”
If you aspire to senior leadership, you're going to have to work hard. That doesn't mean you have to give up everything. ”
I do all these panels where people are always talking about the lack of female directors, and I have a lot of opinions on that. ”
Like nearly every female, I thought I'd get married and that would be it for life. ”
I think feeling responsible for stuff that goes wrong is an inherent part of being female. ”
The Women's World Cup gives FIFA a chance, once every four years, to showcase the growth of women's soccer. It gives FIFA a highly visible opportunity to encourage countries around the globe to also support their women's programs. It gives FIFA the forum to show countries the potential of women's soccer if only you support it. ”
I remember the day I met Cammi Granato, a former star on the U.S. women's hockey team. We were at a Women's Sports Foundation dinner in 1996, and she came over to introduce herself. She had watched the U.S. women's soccer team win gold at the Atlanta Olympics and was hopeful the U.S. women's hockey team could do the same. ”
My teammates and I are best known for our penalty kick victory against China to win the 1999 Women's World Cup. But a lot of people don't realize that when we were first playing soccer on the Women's National Team, the Women's World Cup didn't exist. In fact, Women's Soccer wasn't even in the Olympics. ”
For the average person walking down the street, they don't even know a women's soccer league exists in this country. ”
Whether you empower one person or the free world, that is leadership. ”