Marie Wilson Quotes (22 Quotes)

Commander in Chief. So much of our perception of the ability of women to lead is shaped by what we see on films or television.

Davis' TV show could add to that vital perception. These things matter, ... Closing the Leadership Gap Why Women Can and Must Help Run the World.

You can't be what you can't see. In this country, you could never see a woman president. In this show, Geena Davis is playing a very rich role as president - and then you start to shape public perception that she can do it.

When they go to Liz Claiborne and find out that you have to study mathematics (and) you have to know computer technology, that changes what you think you'll take next year in school.

But there are other, more troubling developments as well. Earlier this year the president of Harvard got in trouble for suggesting that women didn't have the right stuff for science (he has since apologized). Recent stories about women at elite colleges who want to ditch it all to stay home with their kids have prompted a furious debate among professional women. There is a fear that all those glass ceilings have been broken for naught and younger women who grew up with working mothers struggling to have it all have decided that the struggle just isn't worth it. Whether younger women stick with that choice is, of course, still unclear. Their future undoubtedly holds many surprises, at work and at home, just as it did for the groundbreaking generation that preceded them. There is no real balance of work and family in America, ... You integrate work and family and do the best you can.

That whole issue of 'Can a woman be tough enough' has plagued women candidates. That's starting to change. We've had experience with Condoleezza Rice and Madeleine Albright as secretary of State. (Shuttle commander) Eileen Collins lands on Earth and looks like she just took a Ferris wheel ride. Those things change the perception of what women can do.

The presence of real people like Condoleezza Rice and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has really changed people's comfort levels with women dealing with these issues,

The morning shows don't just use people as experts, they make people into experts.

The goal is really to raise the aspirations of girls. But the other goal is to get the country to pay attention to how powerful adults are in girls' lives.

Boundaries will be broken, ... and you're going to see more women in leadership roles on television and in real life. We simply want to do our part to hurry history.

I have a friend who lives in Minnesota, ... Through the videophone, I can see my friend as well as her baby. . . . Since I can verbalize, I call the baby, who is hearing, and she will look up and walk toward the videophone -- a wonderful experience, really.

Sounds like a good vice president candidate, doesn't it

More women should be running for higher office. This is just a straw poll, but it makes people think about putting a woman in the White House.

For instance, little girls who grow up wanting to draw clothes think that's what you do when you want to be a clothes designer,

It's very obvious that Sen. Clinton is a rock star, in America and around the world. I think it's obvious that (she) is positioned to run, but she has that Senate race to accomplish first.

All of this creative activity is fine with the Ms. Foundation. That's the stuff that keeps it fresh, keeps it current, ... Companies have gotten smarter.

With such text communication systems as IP relay or e-mail, said Wilson, misunderstandings happened quite frequently. ... I am happy.

Having several women receiving serious attention as presidential contenders is going to have an impact on the number of women who want to get involved at every level.

We've been dedicated to changing the climate of American politics and opening up leadership for women at every level. We've chosen eight credible women who could be president in 2008.

It's cute. I know these kids because they live around the area, ... Music is always good.

You can't exhort people to change. You have to start where they are - and they're in front of their televisions.

It's just great news. The trust for women in leadership is changing.