My interest in Women in Film came from attending the Crystal Awards in 1998 where Meryl Streep and producers Gale Anne Hurd and Lucy Fisher were honored with the annual award.
Women remain dramatically under-represented as characters in film when compared to their representation in the U.S. population.
I was interested in working on a show that was driven by women.
Marching with over a million women in support of our reproductive rights was one of the most empowering things I have done, both as a woman and as a Member of Congress.
Guitars are like women. You'll never get them totally right.
Rules like 'don't wear white after Labor Day' or 'shoes matching the handbag' are antiquated. Modern women should feel free to experiment.
A lot of women don't realize that even a small heel helps you throw your shoulders back and keep your chest up; it really does make a difference in the way you present yourself. It changes your posture and makes you look more confident.
It is always the village women who drive these things.
Young women, adolescent girls, are more subject to infection, sometimes at a rate of six times that of boys. That tells you a lot about the vulnerability of women.
Some of the writers I've praised are Sara Paretsky, Val McDermid, Elisabeth George and Minette Walters. Strangely enough, almost all are women.
People's view of exotic or Asian women are changing. It's much nicer to hear 'She's pretty' than 'She's pretty - for an Asian woman.'
There aren't a lot of roles written for women who are strong willed.
Boring heroines are, in my opinion, the most common romance mistake. We loathe hanging out with women who define themselves purely through their relationships... why would we want to read about them?
I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it.
Women being pitted each other another in Hollywood is an old tactic, but it's not real at all.
I am not a sexy woman, I'm not beautiful, I'm not a sex kitten, I don't flirt with people, yet I've been tagged more of sex symbol than women who truly are and I that's solely because I don't reveal too much: people are curious.
I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving.
It's everywhere, constant criticism of women's appearance in magazines and online. It's not easy to navigate.
I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty.
I'm really a strong advocate of ageing because the messages that the media and advertising give to women infuriate me: ie that it's a bad thing to get old.
Things don't get better when you become well known or go on TV. I'm just being rejected by a better class of women.
