“I have an immigrant story. Most people come here for economic reasons, or religious reasons, or racial reasons, or gender reasons, or one of those things. I had a good job in Paris, but America was, and still is, the golden fleece. And I've done very well!” PeopleWellsStillsReasonDoneStoriesJobsAmericaReligiousEconomicGenderGoldenParisImmigrantsGood JobFleece Author:Jacques Pepin
“There's still a massive inequality between the genders. If you look at the trajectory of a male actor's career, there's no hesitation or hiatus. But women after the age of 35 to 40 are rarely placed in the centre of the story.” IfsLooksStillsStoriesAgeActorsCareersMalesGenderInequalityMassiveCentreHesitationTrajectoryHiatus Author:Juliet Stevenson
“We need to celebrate stories by women, for women, as just one more way to redress gender injustice.” WayNeedsStoriesInjusticeGenderCelebrateJust OneRedress Author:Shami Chakrabarti
“There aren't a lot of female story artists, and it's baffling to me. There are a lot of kids in school that are female and I wonder, 'Where did they all go?' People have brought it up, asking me, 'What did you do?' I don't really know. I puttered along, did my thing and gender has really never been an issue.” PeopleKnowsStoriesKidsSchoolArtistWonderIssuesFemaleAskingGender Author:Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“Eleanor Roosevelt once said, ‘No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.’ With stories from her own life and data carefully researched, Sheryl Sandberg reminds women that they have to believe in themselves and reach for opportunities. More women than men may need that advice, but I'd bet that both genders would profit from this very well-done book” MenNeedsFeelsBelieveWellsMaySaidBookDoneStoriesOpportunityAdviceProfitGenderDataPermissionInferiorsWell DoneEleanor Author:Marjorie Scardino
“I think the gender story will become less fraught with hard edges - and not that we'll have androgyny, but that men and women will move more fluidly into each other's domains.” ThinkingMenHardStoriesMovingMen And WomenEdgesGenderDomainAndrogyny Author:Elizabeth Lesser