“The Women's Sports Foundation holds a unique position in developing opportunities for girls and women of all abilities to be active whether recreationally or competitively, and I'm excited to help lead the organization to impact even more lives. It is an honor to continue to build the legacy created by Billie Jean King and all of our leaders.” HelpingGirlOpportunitySportsAbilityLeaderPositionKingsHonorUniqueOrganizationFoundationImpactExcitedActiveDevelopingLegacy Author:Angela Ruggiero
“I think we ought to impress on both our girls and boys that successful marriages require just as much work, just as much intelligence and just as much unselfish devotion, as they give to any position they undertake to fill on a paid basis.” ThinkingGivingGirlBoysSuccessfulPositionOughtBasesPaidDevotionImpressMiscellaneousUnselfishBoy And GirlSuccessful Marriage Book:My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962 Source: My Day: The Best of Eleanor Roosevelt's Acclaimed Newspaper Columns, 1936-1962
“Perhaps there is no position more perilous to a man's honesty thanthat?of knowing himselftobe quiteloved by a girl whom he almost loves himself.” MenGirlKnowingHonestyPositionAlmost Love Author:Anthony Trollope
“I know that there are a billion girls out there that would kill to be in my position, and I never forget that.” KnowsGirlForgetPositionBillionsNever Forget Author:Michelle Trachtenberg
“As a person, to inspire some young girls and give them something to look at and give them something to play for, I think is such a great position to be in. Im glad that I can follow all of the great Korean players footsteps.” ThinkingGivingLooksPersonsI CanPlayYoungGirlPlayerPositionInspireGladFootstepsKorean Author:Inbee Park
“Martina Navratilova is not a 'girl,' nor is Debi Thomas or Katarina Witt, and the women skaters weren't 'cute' in 1988. The problem with describing women as girls is that they never grow up and therefore can't take positions of authority in the world of sport. But the good news is that you can change language, so ultimately you can change the picture of women in sports.” WorldProblemGirlLanguageGrowsSportsGrowing UpPositionAuthorityNewsCuteGood NewsDescribingSkater Author:Anita DeFrantz
“The aim of education is to fit children for the position in life which they are hereafter to occupy. Boys are to be sent out intothe world to buffet with its temptations, to mingle with bad and good, to govern and direct.... girls are to dwell in quiet homes, amongst a few friends; to exercise a noiseless influence, to be submissive and retiring. There is no connection between the bustling mill-wheel life of a large school and that for which they are supposed to be preparing.... to educate girls in crowds is to educate them wrongly.” WorldChildrenHomeSchoolGirlBoysInfluencePositionFitExerciseQuietDirectConnectionsAimCrowdsTemptationSupposed To BeWheelsRetiringEducatePreparingHereafterMillsBuffetsSubmissiveFew FriendsAim Of Education Author:Elizabeth Missing Sewell
“Who knows why women aren't - obviously, rock 'n' roll, I keep saying this, but aggressive and in a way that is sexually aggressive, like the singer is the aggressor. And people don't want to see girls in that position. They would rather go after them.” PeopleKnowsWayWantGirlRocksPositionSingersAggressiveRock N RollSexuallyAggressors Author:Kristen Stewart
“I think that mentoring is such a critical part of the role I can play in my position. I see how little bits of exposure and big bits of exposure really change my girls significantly, and I want that for more girls around the country and the world.” ThinkingWorldWantLittlesI CanCountryPlayBigsGirlBitsRolesPositionLittle BitCriticalExposureMentoringMy Girl Author:Michelle Obama
“It's hard to get yourself into a position where someone will trust you to direct a film anyway, whatever sex you are. Certainly in England, the film set is a very male preserve. There's a lot of very rough looking men pushing equipment around that don't want the gaffer to be a girl.” MenWantHardFilmGirlSexPositionDirectEnglandMalesPreservesPushingRoughEquipmentFilm Set Author:Colin Firth