You know, as a woman, it is tough to get to the top - like to get to that respected level in this industry - in any industry, I think.
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Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top.
The hardest thing in my industry is longevity, getting your next job. It's hard to get the first job, but it's so much harder to get the sixth or seventh as a woman.
I don't think of being a woman in an industry of men. I didn't walk into the kitchen and go, 'Ooh, I'm a girl!' I didn't get into my chosen profession. I wanted to be good at something.
I want to go out at the top, but the secret is knowing when you're at the top, it's so difficult in this business, your career fluctuates all the time, up and down, like a pair of trousers.
It's such a male-dominated industry. You can be a feminist, it's just difficult because it sometimes comes back at you.
Without hard work and discipline it is difficult to be a top professional.
I really believe that in this industry women have to be very true to themselves about what they're comfortable with.
There are obviously peaks and valleys in everyone's career. This business can be a roller-coaster ride, and it's really hard to stay on top all the time. Very few people do.
Do I understand that I'm in a man's industry? 100%.
Being a woman in a male-dominated industry sort of sucks, but it doesn't suck any more than being a woman in the world. My advice? Be terrifying.