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.
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I've always said that I didn't want to be given a job because I was a female, I wanted it because I was the most well-qualified person for the job. And making certain that companies are going to move forward in that vein, that is what women want.
And so when I moved to IBM, I moved because I thought I could apply technology. I didn't actually have to do my engineer - I was an electrical engineer, but I could apply it. And that was when I changed. And when I got there, though, I have to say, at the time, I really never felt there was a constraint about being a woman. I really did not.
A lot of professions happen to be male-dominated because women drop out at a certain point. It's unfortunate.
It's such a male-dominated industry. You can be a feminist, it's just difficult because it sometimes comes back at you.
In my career I have never felt that my being a woman was an obstacle or an advantage. I guess I've been oblivious.
I was never really a career woman. My life always came first.
I have been working in male-dominated industries most of my life. When I started my career in investment banking, I was one of two women in my analyst class.
I'm in a male-dominated industry.
Being a woman in a male-dominated industry, you are so afraid of people thinking you are weak.
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.