Aspiring female leaders risk being liked but not…

“What is assertive in a man can appear abrasive in a woman, and female leaders risk appearing too feminine or not feminine enough.”

— Barbara Kellerman

“For within the very structure of family life, in families that do or did embrace the male religions, are the almost invisibly accepted social…

— Merlin Stone

So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is…

— Geena Davis

In the future, there will be no female leaders. There will just be leaders.

— Sheryl Sandberg

In this fast-paced business world, female leaders need to make sure they're not perceived as pushy, aggressive or competent. One way to do that…

— Sarah Cooper

There have been so many nations around the world that have had female leaders, including India.

— Priyanka Chopra

Companies must put infrastructure in place to support their female employees and ensure that they receive the benefits of male and female leadership.

— Whitney Wolfe Herd

Female leaders are more oriented toward real and long-lasting results of their policies.

— Dalia Grybauskaite

Building followership and inspiration around female leadership is quite difficult to do.

— Jennifer Hyman

Whether there are innately female leadership styles... is not really the right question. It is more important to ask why there has been so…

— Charlotte Bunch

There are many examples of female leaders who are not afraid to take responsibility and openly face the challenges in the worst situations.

— Dalia Grybauskaite

I believe we're entering a new era, where dynamic female leaders will have an opportunity to bring greater harmony and peace to the planet.

— Mary Pope Osborne

There's a ton of academic literature that shows people are much more critical of female leaders than they are of male leaders. They're much…

— Peter Beinart

We do not have many women leaders in the world. But if you look at the current examples, most of those few female leaders…

— Dalia Grybauskaite

I'm happy to always be included in the list of women. I'd like to be in the sections about female leaders and male leaders.…

— Jill Soloway