The Gender Bias Quotes

“Too many women are smeared just for occupying their [male] space. Particularly those whose space involves holding power. For women who venture into governance, the spreading of fake news and disinformation has been particularly pronounced. Research has found that female politicians are targeted far more than their male peers.”
― Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, The Gender Bias: The Barriers That Hold Women Back, And How To Break Them

“By denying women the opportunity to fail in the same way afforded to men, by raising the stakes for half of society so significantly, we have yet another socially constructed systemic barrier to women succeeding.”
― Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, The Gender Bias: The Barriers That Hold Women Back, And How To Break Them

“Women cannot be left to bear the burden of calling out inequality simply because they're the ones experiencing it the most acutely.”
― Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, The Gender Bias: The Barriers That Hold Women Back, And How To Break Them

“People who would not ordinarily reach for a sexist stereotype - let alone consciously act on it - find themselves behaving in a way that inadvertently denounces a woman's competence solely because that idea of incompetence is deeply ingrained in a sexist stereotype: an image of women that should be kind and caring and not critical or judgemental. Any deviation sees women being disliked and denigrated, with their competence being brought into question.”
― Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, The Gender Bias: The Barriers That Hold Women Back, And How To Break Them

“Women suffer an immense burden of impression management concerning everyday behaviours, many of which are the same behaviours required for success. Assertive women risk being seen as 'bossy,' whereas assertive men are considered 'decisive.' Women prepared to have a difficult conversation are 'ball breakers,' whereas men are just expected to 'speak the truth.' Women risk being perceived differently to men for displaying the same behaviours, saying the same things, in the same way, in the same context. Women feel the pressure of considering how they will be perceived to avoid being judged less favourably.”
― Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, The Gender Bias: The Barriers That Hold Women Back, And How To Break Them

“Women have a unique lose-lose position where they are either respected but rejected, or accepted but not respected. What a choice.”
― Sabrina Cohen-Hatton, The Gender Bias: The Barriers That Hold Women Back, And How To Break Them