--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: For years, more women were steered toward…" description: "\"For years, more women were steered toward the studio or toward being a reporter. If that's what you want to do and that's what you love - by all means,..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/beth-mowins-32217_ambitious_for-years-more-women-were-steered-toward_1227381.jpg" --- # For years, more women were steered toward the studio or… ![“For years, more women were steered toward the studio or toward being a reporter. If that's what you want to do and that's what you love - by all means, go do it. That's OK to be ambitious and do things that are out of the norm if that's the route you want to take. We're already seeing women…” quote by Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/beth-mowins-32217_ambitious_for-years-more-women-were-steered-toward_1227381.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/beth-mowins-32217_ambitious_for-years-more-women-were-steered-toward_1227381.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/beth-mowins-32217_ambitious_for-years-more-women-were-steered-toward_1227381.jpg) > “For years, more women were steered toward the studio or toward being a reporter. If that's what you want to do and that's what you love - by all means, go do it. That's OK to be ambitious and do things that are out of the norm if that's the route you want to take. We're already seeing women breaking down those barriers in what was once male-dominated. There are opportunities for women to fill those roles.” [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker encourages women to pursue ambitious careers, especially in traditionally male‑dominated fields, highlighting progress and opportunity. **In simple terms:** Women should pursue any career they love, despite gender norms. Key Takeaway Pursue ambitions regardless of gender. Themes gender equality ambition career sports media Mood inspirational determined Type social professional When to use this quote - broadcasting - sports journalism - career planning - mentorship Key Concepts social change role models Questions to Reflect On - What obstacles still exist for women in media? - How can allies support breaking barriers? 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But I found them and did all of them just now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-gyllenhaal/i-feel-there-is-no-shortage-of-real-interesting-women-s-roles-but-i/) [Maggie Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-gyllenhaal/) > [Real equality in films is going to take time and will directly reflect our society. So ladies, please speak up at home, at work,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-crampton/real-equality-in-films-is-going-to-take-time-and-will-directly/) [Barbara Crampton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-crampton/) > [ That's the really frustrating thing, but also the fixable thing. My theory why no one notices is that that's the \[women's roles\] ratio thing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/that-s-the-really-frustrating-thing-but-also-the-fixable-thing-my/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [Men have jobs, while women have Roles: Mother, Wife, Goddess, Temptress, etc. That's probably why it's so hard for women to rewrite the rules.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caryl-rivers/men-have-jobs-while-women-have-roles-mother-wife-goddess-temptress/) [Caryl Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caryl-rivers/) ## More by Beth Mowins > [ I always knew I wanted to do it \[broadcast\]. I was always playing \[sports\] and I talked a lot too. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-do-it-broadcast-i-was-always-playing-sports/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) > [ If more women would watch women's sports on TV it would urge \[TV\] executives to put more on. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/if-more-women-would-watch-women-s-sports-on-tv-it-would-urge-tv/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) > [Every woman I know in the broadcast business worked hard so we can talk about sports, not talk about us talking about sports. 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Obviously, there's going to be goose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/hopefully-there-isn-t-any-adjustment-at-all-in-terms-of-what-i-am/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) > [In most instances, at all costs, do NOT check a bag. Especially during the holiday season. You have more flexibility to switch flights, switch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/in-most-instances-at-all-costs-do-not-check-a-bag-especially-during/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) > [You always have to go for bigger and better things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/you-always-have-to-go-for-bigger-and-better-things/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) > [Growing up knowing that I wanted to be a sportscaster and knowing that the best school in the country was right in my back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/growing-up-knowing-that-i-wanted-to-be-a-sportscaster-and-knowing/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) > [I haven't had anything said to my face. ... I don't know what goes on behind closed doors. I did understand it was out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/i-haven-t-had-anything-said-to-my-face-i-don-t-know-what-goes-on/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) > [I have really tried my best to ignore any double standard. I can't control the expectations of other people. I can control my attitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/i-have-really-tried-my-best-to-ignore-any-double-standard-i-can-t/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) > [I've come to understand over the years that you're not going to please everybody. Some people are not interested in seeing a woman in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/i-ve-come-to-understand-over-the-years-that-you-re-not-going-to/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) > [Every game is an away game. Sometimes its hard to keep up with real life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/every-game-is-an-away-game-sometimes-its-hard-to-keep-up-with-real/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) > [Don't be afraid to ask people 'why,' 'what if.' Don't be afraid to attack your career. Get in the game, don't stay on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beth-mowins/don-t-be-afraid-to-ask-people-why-what-if-don-t-be-afraid-to-attack/) [Beth Mowins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) [Explore all 15 Beth Mowins quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beth-mowins/) ## More Ambitious quotes > [I'm hungry and ambitious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julen-lopetegui/i-m-hungry-and-ambitious/) [Julen Lopetegui](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julen-lopetegui/) > [I want my squad to be confident, ambitious. 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I'm not ambitious in that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-plimpton/i-almost-never-have-a-plan-for-myself-i-m-not-ambitious-in-that-way/) [Martha Plimpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-plimpton/) > [“Getting rich is easy, staying rich is impressive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-trip/getting-rich-is-easy-staying-rich-is-impressive/) [Don Trip](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-trip/) > [Trying to be perfect may be inevitable for people who are smart and ambitious and interested in the world and its good opinion...What is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-quindlen/trying-to-be-perfect-may-be-inevitable-for-people-who-are-smart-and/) [Anna Quindlen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-quindlen/) > [Business is always a struggle. There are always obstacles and competitors. There is never an open road, except the wide road that leads to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-kirubi/business-is-always-a-struggle-there-are-always-obstacles-and/) [Chris Kirubi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-kirubi/) > [I am ambitious to do more than what has been offered me. I want to be the best in whatever career I choose and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uday-chopra/i-am-ambitious-to-do-more-than-what-has-been-offered-me-i-want-to-be/) [Uday Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uday-chopra/) > [There are four varieties in society — the lovers, the ambitious, observers, and fools. The fools are the happiest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hippolyte-taine/there-are-four-varieties-in-society-the-lovers-the-ambitious/) [Hippolyte Taine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hippolyte-taine/) > [People who are ambitious - politicians who crave power - think that they're in control of it, but at some point, the movement that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-liu/people-who-are-ambitious-politicians-who-crave-power-think-that-they/) [Ken Liu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-liu/) > [I'm not ambitious. Not a bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/indira-gandhi/i-m-not-ambitious-not-a-bit/) [Indira Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/indira-gandhi/) > [Aggressive and hard-charging women violate unwritten rules about acceptable social conduct. Men are continually applauded for being ambitious and powerful and successful, but women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/aggressive-and-hard-charging-women-violate-unwritten-rules-about/) [Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/) > [I understood early on that I was not the best-looking girl in the room. But I knew my advantage was a hard work ethic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-o-connor/i-understood-early-on-that-i-was-not-the-best-looking-girl-in-the/) [Erin O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-o-connor/) > [It is ordained that to the ambitious, who derive no satisfaction from the gifts of life and the beauty of the world, life shall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-da-vinci/it-is-ordained-that-to-the-ambitious-who-derive-no-satisfaction-from/) [Leonardo da Vinci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-da-vinci/) > [If Reagan and John Paul II were linked by anything, it was a grand, ambitious, and generous idea of Western political civilization, one in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-applebaum/if-reagan-and-john-paul-ii-were-linked-by-anything-it-was-a-grand/) [Anne Applebaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-applebaum/) > [To talk only about national security, national defense, means to be selfish, ambitious. It is discrimination, isolation. "It is just me. What do I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evo-morales/to-talk-only-about-national-security-national-defense-means-to-be/) [Evo Morales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evo-morales/) [Browse all 1,269 Ambitious quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambitious/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For years, more women were steered toward the studio or toward being a reporter. If that's what you want to do and that's what you love - by all means, go do it. That's OK to be ambitious and do things that are out of the norm if that's the route you want to take. We're already seeing women breaking down those barriers in what was once male-dominated. 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