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It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people. ”
Being the first female Doctor and showing children that their heroes in shows don't always look the same is a huge honour for me. ”
As an actress, to get to work on a project where the main focus is the female voice is rare! ”
In 'The White Princess,' the women are leading the story, and they're holding everything together. It's definitely a world of women's empowerment. ”
Anybody who tells you that a two-day conference, you're going to turn into the General Patton of leadership, they're not telling you the truth. But you can learn the fundamentals; you can absolutely understand the fundamentals. ”
Leadership is hard. It's a skill. It's a technique. ”
Put your leaders in stressful scenarios. Make them figure out solutions under pressure. See if you can make them frustrated, angry, and flustered, and then demand decisive leadership from them. They will be challenged at first, but they will get better over time. ”
Just as discipline and freedom are opposing forces that must be balanced, leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities between one extreme and another. ”
When I became a professor of physics circa 1991, I doubled the number of female professors of physics in the U.K. ”
There are some countries where there is not an issue with women in physics. Malaysia, for example, has physics departments where 60 per cent of undergraduates are female, and France and Italy are strong, too. It is not about ability but more about what the culture says is appropriate. ”