Academy Quote by Anonymous

During the years I was on the board of directors of the National Organization for Women in New York City, the most resistant audiences…

— Warren Farrell

Affirmative action has been generally cast in terms of race. I think women themselves are not as cognizant of the role affirmative action has…

— Faye Wattleton

“But the more empowered women in the workforce, the better. The more that women mentor women, the stronger our answer is to the old-boys’…

— Gabrielle Union

[On affirmative action:] Universities give a boost in admissions for other factors besides race, factors that bring no social benefit, such as athletic ability,…

— Barbara Bergmann

We need more enlightened women in senior ranks, and we have to insist that companies are more diverse.

— Mindy Grossman

Ultimately I think clubs, boards, associations have to do more to provide an equal platform for women to get interviews for jobs.

— Emma Hayes

Women are still not reaching the most senior levels of corporations. This is not the shortcoming of women. We're talented and smart.

— Ruth Porat

We need to talk more openly about mentorships and sponsorships. Women don't get the mentoring, and particularly the sponsors, they need to succeed as…

— Sheryl Sandberg

patriarchal academic hierarchies in science and technology are now overspecialized and abstract, perhaps because they have systematically excluded women, as well as minorities, with…

— Hazel Henderson

Any board executive can forget just how many people helped them get where they are. Those women who have got to the top need…

— Karren Brady

Too many women don't see themselves in senior leadership and so don't push themselves to advance their careers as their male peer group do.

— Karren Brady

There are not enough female VCs in an industry so traditionally dominated by males. There are not enough female mentors who are actively engaged…

— David Cohen