“Protected by the Pill, women felt as sexually entitled as the men, and our short skirts and sometimes braless tops only added… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“Only when we got to the workforce did we start to care about gender issues. Now a lot of young women are… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“For every man there was an inferior woman, for every writer there was a checker," said Nora Ephron. "they were the artists… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
In early 1970, Newsweek's editors decided that the new women's liberation movement deserved a cover story. There was one problem, however: there… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“Recognizing that sexism still exists, they said, “is one of the challenges of the new generation.” — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“Being female was not something that ever held Jessica back. “I was used to getting everything I wanted and working hard for… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“the women questioned how much had actually changed for women since 1970, not only at the magazine but in the workplace in… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“In just about every industry, “office work” for women meant secretarial jobs and typing pools. Even in creative fields, such as book… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg agreed. “We reward men every step of the way—for being leaders, for being assertive, for taking risks, for being… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“In December 1969, Susan wrote a freelance piece for Playboy on women’s lib, but it never ran—Hugh Hefner spiked it. Hef’s memo… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“Free and accessible child care has always been a fundamental demand of the women’s movement, but the legislative efforts to pass such… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“Even today, she told me, as women have developed skills and expertise, they are “subtly discouraged from pursuing their goals by a… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“Trish had qualms about joining the women and talked it over with Mary Pleshette. "I don't know about this whole business of… — Lynn Povich Copy Share Image
“...at Newsweek only girls with college degrees--and we were called "girls" then--were hired to sort and deliver the mail, humbly pushing our carts from… — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“Ellen Goodman, the Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist for the Boston Globe, said that for researchers, “the turnover was expected to be great because women didn’t… — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg agreed. “We reward men every step of the way—for being leaders, for being assertive, for taking risks, for being competitive,” she… — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“It wasn’t like I believed that sexism didn’t exist,” said Jesse. “It was just that it didn’t occur to me that what was happening… — Lynn Povich Copy Share
I quickly realized that I enjoyed editing more than writing. I felt more suited to it and it fit my nurturing personality. I had… — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“Only when we got to the workforce did we start to care about gender issues. Now a lot of young women are realizing sexism… — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“Sex, like color, is a meaningless criterion and an oppression criterion when it is made a condition for a job,” — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“What led to our revolt? Why did our generation suddenly realize that our place in society was changing--and had to change? In part, we… — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“I was a good girl," she said. "I learned something about the world and found the courage not to be a good girl.” — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“when it came to giving the women higher pay or promotions, the Digest was not so concerned. “There were end-of-the-year reviews with two lists… — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“For every man there was an inferior woman, for every writer there was a checker,” said Nora Ephron.” — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“In 1971, Congress had approved the Comprehensive Child Development Act, which would have provided child care on a sliding fee scale to working parents… — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“Recognizing that sexism still exists, they said, “is one of the challenges of the new generation.” — Lynn Povich Copy Share
“For every man there was an inferior woman, for every writer there was a checker," said Nora Ephron. "they were the artists and we… — Lynn Povich Copy Share
