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> [“Newsweek never hired women as writers and only one or two female staffers were promoted to that rank no matter how talented they were...Any aspiring journalist who was interviewed for a job was told, "If you want to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/newsweek-never-hired-women-as-writers-and-only-one-or-two-female/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

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## More by Lynn Povich

> [“...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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/at-newsweek-only-girls-with-college-degrees-and-we-were-called-girls/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/ellen-goodman-the-pulitzer-prize-winning-columnist-for-the-boston/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/facebook-s-sheryl-sandberg-agreed-we-reward-men-every-step-of-the-way/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/it-wasn-t-like-i-believed-that-sexism-didn-t-exist-said-jesse-it-was/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [I quickly realized that I enjoyed editing more than writing. I felt more suited to it and it fit my nurturing personality. I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/i-quickly-realized-that-i-enjoyed-editing-more-than-writing-i-felt/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“Only when we got to the workforce did we start to care about gender issues. Now a lot of young women are realizing sexism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/only-when-we-got-to-the-workforce-did-we-start-to-care-about-gender/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“Sex, like color, is a meaningless criterion and an oppression criterion when it is made a condition for a job,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/sex-like-color-is-a-meaningless-criterion-and-an-oppression-criterion/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/what-led-to-our-revolt-why-did-our-generation-suddenly-realize-that/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“I was a good girl," she said. "I learned something about the world and found the courage not to be a good girl.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/i-was-a-good-girl-she-said-i-learned-something-about-the-world-and/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/when-it-came-to-giving-the-women-higher-pay-or-promotions-the-digest/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“For every man there was an inferior woman, for every writer there was a checker,” said Nora Ephron.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/for-every-man-there-was-an-inferior-woman-for-every-writer-there-was/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“In 1971, Congress had approved the Comprehensive Child Development Act, which would have provided child care on a sliding fee scale to working parents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/in-1971-congress-had-approved-the-comprehensive-child-development-act/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“Recognizing that sexism still exists, they said, “is one of the challenges of the new generation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/recognizing-that-sexism-still-exists-they-said-is-one-of-the/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [Change is often rejuvenating, invigoration, fun... and necessary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/change-is-often-rejuvenating-invigoration-fun-and-necessary/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

> [“For every man there was an inferior woman, for every writer there was a checker," said Nora Ephron. "they were the artists and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-povich/for-every-man-there-was-an-inferior-woman-for-every-writer-there-was-2/)

[Lynn Povich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-povich/)

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