Quotes About Diversity

I think the more women we have in leadership positions, the more women will see examples, can see themselves in those roles.

If I was a guy, based on how I performed in pilot training, I would have been able to have selected a fighter. I mean, I have always said unemotionally, if we want the best fighting force, why would we have 50 percent of our population not competing for these positions?

The people in the decision-making positions need to be thinking differently about who to hire, and looking more unsparingly at their choices. Why give this person a break over that person? Why give this person a second chance over that person? I do think that's where gender comes into play.

We want to see women in more power positions, not just in front of the screen but behind the screen as well.

I think women benefit from being in places and having positions where the quality of work is the criteria, not what you look like. Not every place is like that.

The more women and people of color who find positions of influence, the more women and people of color who will find positions of influence. So we need critical mass, and we're still working toward that. I won't be satisfied until we're at the 50-50 place, where we ought to be.

It makes it easier for you to play more often and it makes it easier for the manager if he has players who can be used in different positions.

I can play in a lot of different positions; I can do a lot of things.

It's different to play midfielder and striker or No. 10, but I enjoy all the positions I can play.

There's a lot of positions I like to play. I think maybe the diversity is something positive.

Offensively, I can play different positions.

The more positions you can play, the more ways you can help the team.

I am aware that I can play in various positions.

For Internacional I played in several different positions, so I have no problem adapting.

I've been very lucky to work in a newsroom where there are lots of strong, funny, clever women in senior positions.

I can play No. 9, 10, 7 and 11 - I can play different positions.

It gives you a better chance of playing if you can play a number of positions.

It's good to have the option to have someone else who can come in and play in different positions.

Every position is a bit different, but for a young player it's important to be able to play different positions, to see the game in a different view, to learn of every position. Because you need different skills, and it's perfect for a young player to develop.

Often, when people like me are elected or appointed to positions of senior leadership, the rules of the game seem to change.

I feel equal to Mexicans, Asians, everyone. That's the kind of positive message I want to get out.

The images that we see of Africa are so... that are so engrained in our minds are of this place that is terrible - like hell on earth. And that doesn't acknowledge the positive things - the many, many, many positive things - that people are doing.

Being a person is really hard, obviously depending on your background for some people it can be much harder, but mental health and how we feel about ourselves is so key to changing the world in a positive way.

I see people all the time today, and they really don't care if their doctor is of Pakistani origin; what they care about is that they are getting a good service, and these are people that they do really see as British. I do think society has changed very positively like that.