Arancha Gonzalez Quotes

Suffice to say, many women find their first appearance on a comedy panel show to be their last. Second chances seem to be given less often to the female of the species.

I am often asked why there is discrimination against women in science. And I have given it some thought. With prejudicial attitudes, you can't really do much. You can point out when people discriminate and ask them not to.

I think a lot of women are underestimated.

Women face discrimination in sport the world over. The reason we don't have more Serena Williams is because we don't really have the same facilities and coaching for women that we do for men.

I know so many women, comic geniuses. Where are the parts?

I think the problem is, exceptional women will always succeed. But there are plenty of less-exceptional men who succeed. Until we get the less-exceptional women succeeding equally, we do not have full equality.

People think that women don't negotiate because they're not good negotiators, but that's not it. Women don't negotiate because it doesn't work as well for them. Women have to say, 'I really add a lot of value, and it's in your interest to pay me more.' I hate that advice, but I want to see women get ahead.

Women are being welcomed into science fiction, but it's through the back door.

Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.

Because it's difficult to have a career as an artist, and in every situation where it's difficult to have a career, it's even harder for women, for all the other reasons that it's harder in other fiercely contested fields.

Being beautiful is not so fun when you're in a business with all men.

There are less opportunities for women.

Under-representation of women and other inequality among researchers is a problem that will not solve itself as women acquire competence.

I think, as a woman, you do sort of have to work twice as hard, but I don't feel as if I wasn't given opportunities.

The Screen Actors Guild numbers are frightening: Something like 90 percent of the roles are for men, 5 percent are for livestock and 5 percent are for women.

There's still a massive inequality between the genders. If you look at the trajectory of a male actor's career, there's no hesitation or hiatus. But women after the age of 35 to 40 are rarely placed in the centre of the story.

Women did not have as many options as men, and I need to reflect that reality in my mysteries.

I believe that sexism in tech is a real problem.

Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.

If you look through the shelves of science books, you'll find row after row of books written by men. This can be terribly off-putting for women.

I don't know why, but in my career and in my life, I often find myself in situations where I am the only girl among boys.

What works for men does not always work for women, because success and likability are positively correlated for men and negatively correlated for women. That's what the research shows. As a man gets more successful, everyone is rooting for him. As a woman gets more successful, both men and women like her less.

The failure of women to have reached positions of leadership has been due in large part to social and professional discrimination.

With almost no exceptions, art by men is much more expensive than art by women. Even great women artists, like Louise Bourgeois and Lee Krasner, are only fully embraced very late in their career.

I resent having witnessed the survival of some very mediocre male actors and the professional demise of the very brilliant female ones.