Careful Quote by Joss Whedon

“The show tries to offer its young female characters postfeminist identities that break down gender boundaries and hybridize gendered characteristics to produce new versions…

— Lorna Jowett

When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her.

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

I'm always drawn to strong female leads, so that's what drew me to 'Lost Girl.' I was a 'Buffy' fan and watched it with…

— Anna Silk

Building followership and inspiration around female leadership is quite difficult to do.

— Jennifer Hyman

Being on Buffy really spoiled me because it's so rare to have a female protagonist like that.

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

It is very hard to be a female leader. While it is assumed that any man, no matter how tough, has a soft side...…

— Billie Jean King

Being a woman leader is secondary to me - and should be to others.

— Heather Bresch

For women to achieve equal representation in leadership roles, it's important that they have the backing of men as well as women.

— Adam Grant

I wanted to have very strong female characters. I just thought it was always the way the world should be.

— Elizabeth Hand

I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition and the qualities that…

— Deepak Chopra

We need women leaders. But we need them to have a vision for something.

— Charlotte Bunch

We just don't subscribe to the conventional wisdom that you can't have an action series led by a female character. It's kinda nonsense to…

— Bryan Konietzko