People Quote by Catherine Mayer Download Open image “The system isn't working for most people and never has worked for most women.” — Catherine Mayer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare People
Over and over again, I have also seen our health care system fail women because of discriminatory policies. — Leana S. Wen Copy Share Image
In the past, few women have tried and even fewer have succeeded. — Rosalyn Sussman Yalow Copy Share Image
I have never worked for a woman, and I have never worked with a lot of women. — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Obviously, over the history of certainly the last 300 years, it was that men went out and worked, and women stayed home. Yes okay,… — Donna Strickland Copy Share Image
We are always told that with women's rights and opportunities for women there's been constant progress, and it isn't true. It works in cycles. — Celine Sciamma Copy Share Image
Often, I'm up against both - position and money power. And yes, a system that needs to be more 'woman-friendly.' I believe these experiences… — Rhea Pillai Copy Share Image
A failing social care system will have long-lasting repercussions for all, but it is women who are likely to be worst hit. — Luciana Berger Copy Share Image
There are certainly a lot of things that still need to change when it comes to women in the workforce. — Dolly Parton Copy Share Image
Take on jobs, projects and challenges that frighten you. It's the best way to get rid of fear. — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
It's not enough to vent about what you don't like on social media. I would ask everyone who can, men included, to get involved… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
I've taken a certain a pride in all of my books. They devour so much time and energy that you have to engage deeply… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
As a young woman working in journalism, I assumed harassment and discrimination came with the territory and that you just had to get on… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
Studies show that women seeking power tend to be punished for doing so, because it goes against cultural bias. Women are expected to be… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I'm able to write books and still carry on with other work is that I do my best writing between… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
Our male-dominated culture tends to define success in terms of wealth, fame, power, the reaction of others. Women are fed a version that includes… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
We are all impacted by the failings of a news media that almost always chooses which stories to cover according to the priorities and… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
Iceland's Women's Day Off in 1975 saw 90% of Icelandic women take time off from their paid and unpaid work, an experience that not… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
What drives me is a sense of urgency. We live in frightening times. Progress towards gender equality and vital battles to end discrimination on… — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
Writing a book is like running a marathon. You need to be fit to do it, mentally and, as far as possible, physically. — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
It is, after all, absurd that in 2017 women are still at best second-class citizens. — Catherine Mayer Copy Share Image
If I am going to be phased out by whatever powers, then I want people to know that it is not because I am… — Parvathy Copy Share Image
Some people still believe you should just fall in line with what's going on - and that's scary. It makes a mockery of freedom… — Emily Robison Copy Share Image
The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
From Augustine down, theologians have tried to compel people to accept their special interpretation of the Scripture, and the tortures of the inquisition, the… — Matilda Joslyn Gage Copy Share Image
I wanted to write about voodoo tradition that I feel has been very important to survival of black people here: people of the African… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
I feel like I definitely have a real sporty style, more so than a lot of people in G.O.O.D. Music. — Big Sean Copy Share Image
I feel like the future is unwritten. So many of the things that we write now haven't been about educating people on the environment,… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
The only people who think the Internet is a calamity are people whose lives have been hurt by it; the only people who insist… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
Crony capitalism is essentially a condition in which... public officials are giving favours to people in the private sector in payment of political favours. — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
I think, here's what I've realized from interviewing people, and I've been very open about my Catholicism and my love of Christ and I… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
For us who are now in power, we need to be challenged to serve the people and ignore our own egos and personal interests… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I… — Lorde Copy Share Image