“I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.” CharacterCenturyFemaleProgramMales21st CenturyFemale Characters Author:Geena Davis
“It's nice to have a great female composer in the program and add her color.” NiceColorFemaleProgramAddComposerGreat Female Author:Saint Cecilia
“In the space shuttle program, where we had males and females, I can tell you that nobody was doing that [sex] because there's absolutely no privacy. The only privacy would have been in the air lock, but everybody would know what you were doing. You're not out there doing a spacewalk. There's no reason to be in there.” KnowsHas BeensI CanReasonSexSpaceAirFemaleProgramMalesPrivacyNo ReasonLocksDoing YouSpace ShuttleShuttle Program Author:Mike Mullane
“The biggest concern with female athletes is they don't naturally compete. And so I think a part of what we do here exceptionally well that separates us from other programs is we train them to compete. So a huge challenge in women's athletics is to get them to compete against their teammates and friends in practice with the same intensity they compete with their bitter rivals. So that's a huge challenge for me, to get the women in practice to go after each other the way you would a rival” ThinkingWayWellsChallengesPracticeHugeConcernFemaleProgramTrainAthleteBitterIntensityRivalsTeammateAthleticsVolleyballFemale Athlete Author:Anson Dorrance
“I would not say that female cosmonauts are not welcomed in the Russian space program. I must say, however, that all spaceflight hardware, including spacesuits and spacecraft comfort assuring systems, were designed mostly by men and for men.” MenSpaceComfortFemaleProgramIncludingHardwareSpace ProgramSpacecraftSpaceflight Author:Valentina Tereshkova