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I don't know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think it's more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that they're a woman and people don't want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society.

Women are so powerful they're scary, and the incentive to squash this has been going on for so long that some of us actually believe we're subordinate.

When men hold the greater majority of all professional positions of power, it is impossible for a woman to advance her career without the support of men.

I hate to say there are female and male ways of dealing with power, because I think each of us has a male and a female part. But based on my own experience, women will tend to be inclusive, to reach out more, to care a little more.

Ironically, women who acquire power are more likely to be criticized for it than are the men who have always had it.

In 'The Force Awakens,' women as well as men are in positions of authority. And you don't have to work hard to do that - it's not a statement, it's the world.

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.

Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me.

I like working with women who own their own power.

It's okay, when we as women are in a serving role. But it's not okay, it appears, still, when we have full access to power.