I love a challenge. And I love defying limitation, gender…

I read the books and I really, really wanted to play the part. I started kundalini yoga, kickboxing and running, and completely changed my…

— Gwendoline Christie

Despite the gender stereotypes in the '80s, my race-car-driving dad taught me that I could do whatever my brother could.

— Amanda de Cadenet

In '30 Rock,' Fey doesn't deny gender stereotypes, but covers them in such a way that it's not gender speaking, but the individual.

— Lou Sanders

I just wanted to kind of break down those gender stereotypes and just say everyone's equal, everyone's their own person, everyone's their own individual.

— Little Simz

“When women display the necessary confidence in their skills and comfort with power, they run the risk of being regarded as ‘competent but cold’:…

— Cordelia Fine

I think it's time we all agree that gender stereotypes are simply the confabulation of our own mind.

— Naveen Jain

“In other words, both the descriptive (‘women are gentle’) and the prescriptive (‘women should be gentle’) elements of gender stereotypes create a problem for…

— Cordelia Fine

Negative gender stereotypes related to girls' education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics begin as early as primary school and have the devastating effect…

— Antonio Guterres

“People like to think they're open-minded, but if you toss a tired gender stereotype on their path they'll run with it every time.”

— Karen M. McManus

“I hate gender stereotypes like girls love princesses and boys like guns. . . my point is that tying particular behaviors and interests to…

— Melissa Kantor

It gets frustrating when my male counterparts are questioned about their game or performance, whereas I am fielding questions on gender stereotypes and my…

— Smriti Mandhana

The biggest problem(s) in every category like religion, community, country, etc and especially in gender are the stereotypes, generalized notions imposed by few people…

— Mohit Sharma

“Lots of women read fiction. Most men don't. Women read fiction written by women and by men. Most men don't. If a man opens…

— Siri Hustvedt

The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become self-fulfilling prophesies. Most leadership positions are held by men, so women…

— Sheryl Sandberg

We don't often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that that they are and that when they are…

— Emma Watson