If I stumbled badly in doing the job, I think it would have made life more difficult for women, and that was a great concern of mine and still is.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm fortunate to have success, but it was a long and challenging road, so I try to make that not be the case for other women.
I think women are used to stepping up and getting the job done when you need to.
I always had more women working for me than men.
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.
The issue of gender was never my biggest concern; my biggest concern was doing good work. When the feminist movement really got going, I wasn't an active part of it because I was more concerned with my own mental pursuits.
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 recognized that if you're going to have women in the workforce that sometimes you need to be more flexible.
There are still people who have an issue working with a woman director. Women can be viewed as 'difficult' even though they work in the same way as men.
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've never for a second felt like my job has been more of a struggle because I'm a woman.