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> [Women have made enormous progress on the lower and middle rungs of the career ladder, but we are failing to make the leap into senior positions. Everyone jumps to the conclusion that it's motherhood that holds women back, but often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-ann-hewlett/women-have-made-enormous-progress-on-the-lower-and-middle-rungs-of/)

[Sylvia Ann Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-ann-hewlett/)

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> [I have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/i-have-no-maternal-instinct-whatsoever-motherhood-holds-no-interest/)

[Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/)

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