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"As a woman you’re still expected to constantly prove yourself, whereas men are allowed to have flops without people blaming it on their gender. If a man has a flop, people will blame it on a variety of factors. But if a woman directs a movie and it doesn’t do well, suddenly it’s because she’s a woman. That’s aggravating to me."- Diablo Cody on directing in Hollywood
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hosting the next two Golden Globes!! We couldn’t be happier to see two of our favorite ladies will be back!
Here are nine lessons Tina Fey and Amy Poehler taught us about being a woman (Huffington Post)
“There’s an unwritten rule that women who stay at home are supposed to pretend it’s boring and women who work are supposed to pretend to feel guilty,” Amy said in a 2010 interview for BUST.
"The fallacy in Hollywood is that if you’re making a ‘feminist’ story, the woman kicks ass and wins. That’s not feminist, that’s macho. A movie about a weak, vulnerable woman can be feminist if it shows a real person that we can empathize with."-
Natalie Portman
Enough with the ‘strong female characters’ already (PolicyMic)
Women have always been an equal part of the past, we just haven’t been a part of history. - Gloria Steinem
Hump day inspiration.
"I like bossy girls. I always have. I like people filled with life."- Amy Poehler (via speranzaj)
(Source: ifyoujessmile)
Lean In x ESPN Present: A Roundtable With ‘The 99ers’
We’re teaming up with ESPN for a live Lean In Q&A with former U.S. Women’s Soccer Team stars Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain – and we want your help. What do you want to know from these soccer greats? Submit your questions, or leave us a comment on Tumblr.
And then tune in on Monday to LeanIn.Org and ESPN.com, where we’ll be live-streaming the interview.
"You shouldn’t have to be pretty or nice or really anything besides interested in tech to go into this industry."-
Amy Nguyen
I need terrible female engineers (Medium)
I’ve been absolutely terrified, and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do. - Georgia O'Keeffe
thedailybeast.com
It's Not Easy for Black Celebrities Like Raven-Symone to Come Out
Don'€™t expect more black actresses to announce to Hollywood that they are gay.
‘Mini-Me’ With High Heels of Her Own (New York Times)
“You’re basically giving the green light to expediting childhood and going full speed on to womanhood,” Ms. Cannova said. “Childhood is over soon enough as it is.”
Congratulations to the Cheryl Boone and the Academy! The Hollywood Reporter notes:
Boone Isaacs, a marketing executive who has served stints at Paramount and New Line, is the first African-American to head the 86-year-old Academy and only the third woman to serve as president. Actress Bette Davis held the post for just two months in 1941, and screenwriter Fay Kanin served for four years from 1979-83.
Meanwhile Jezebel notes:
Since the Oscars started in 1929, over 400 Best Director nominations have been given out, and only four have gone to women. Women buy 50% of all movie tickets but only get 33% of all speaking roles.
"It makes me frustrated that one of the world’s most successful authors felt that she had to hide her gender in order to retain her anonymity…Apparently not even celebrity authors are immune to backhanded sexist compliments."-
Laura Koroski on JK Rowling’s comments regarding her male-sounding pseudonym.
Read J.K. Rowling & Robert Galbraith: The Problem Behind the Pen Names (Feminspire)
Rory McIlroy on the 18th hole at Muirfield. (Credit: Getty)
No Women Members Allowed At Course Hosting 2013 British Open
“We’ve got presidents and prime ministers who are women. Should the Open be there?” - Ernie Els, two-time British Open champion