“Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal. I think, male or female, that was a record number.” ThinkingWinningNumbersRecordsFansFrontsThousandFemaleGoldMalesMedalUnrealStadiumsGold Medals Author:Carli Lloyd
“You know, you're not aware of it, but you're following the action of the film through the body of the protagonist, you know? You feel what he feels when he jumps, when he leaps, when he wins, when he loses. And I think I just took it for granted that, you know, we can all do that, but it became obvious to me that men don't live through the female characters.” ThinkingKnowsMenFeelsCharacterBodyActionFilmWinningLosesFemaleObviousFollowingGrantedLeapFemale CharactersProtagonists Author:Meryl Streep
“Whoever the next prime minister of this country will be, it will be a female prime minister and a female prime minister who has formidable skills and I know whichever one of the two wins they will lead this country well.” KnowsWellsTwoCountryNextWinningSkillsFemaleMinistersPrimePrime MinisterFormidable Author:Michael Gove
“I have struggled to be taken seriously as a female athlete. I have struggled to find my worth outside of winning. I have struggled to accept parts of myself. Now I'm recognizing the beauty in those parts as well as beauty in the times when things didn't go my way.” WayWellsWinningAcceptingTakenFemaleAthleteMy WayRecognizingFemale Athlete Author:Lynsey Dyer
“I was able to say to everyone, 'Would you be willing to take a role that you've cherished and worked on for a long time and change it to female?' And there was not any hesitation, which was a real win. That hopefully shows a shift in the climate for women in film, although we still have some climbing to do.” LongStillsRealShowsAbleFilmWinningRolesWillingLong TimeFemaleClimateHopefullyClimbingHesitationTime And Change Author:Sandra Bullock
“If [Hillary] Clinton wins, history will also be made: She would be the first female U.S. president, of course, but also the only candidate in the modern era, other than George H.W. Bush, who managed to follow a two-term president of her own party.” IfsFirstsMadeTwoWould BeCoursesWinningPresidentTermPartyModernFemaleClintonErasCandidatesModern EraGeorge H W Bush Author:Mara Liasson
“Readers understand that the books celebrate female power. In the romance novel, the woman always wins. With courage, intelligence and gentleness she brings the most dangerous creature on the earth, the human male, to his knees.” HumansBookEarthRomanceWinningNovelDangerousReaderCreaturesFemaleMalesCelebrateKneesGentlenessRomance NovelFemale Power Book:Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance Source: Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance