I’m not sure that it matters as much to women as to our male colleagues to have the public adulation and be on the public mind. Jenny Shipley Read Quote
What we need is to understand that women won’t often apply for a job until they’re almost 95% qualified. So they tick the box and say, ‘If I can’t do it all, I can’t be qualified.’ Men look at the same job, and as long as they get to about 60%, they’ll apply. Jenny Shipley Read Quote
I am not a supporter of the rhetoric of, ‘Dear, dear, the toys have got lead paint.’ If I had a manufacturer in China that allowed that to happen, I’d fire them instantly. Jenny Shipley Read Quote
I hear so many people talking about what’s wrong, whether it’s climate change or whatever, but so few say, ‘Well, look, we’ve got this problem, so let’s find the solution. Let’s find a scientist, let’s find politicians who are prepared to shape the future, or try and keep up with it.’ Jenny Shipley Read Quote
The serious problems facing the world… will only be solved if women have a seat at the table and are listened to as to what is required. These issues will never be solved until women are able to use their full potential on behalf of themselves, their families and their global and local communities. Jenny Shipley Read Quote
I was brought up in a family of leaders, and I think leadership is a life sentence. I like changing things that will shape the future. Jenny Shipley Read Quote
Shaping the future is what drives me. Since I left politics, I’m very much interested in emerging markets. Jenny Shipley Read Quote
Men are shameless in selling their story. Women are often reserved. So we do need to encourage women to know their story and then tell it strategically as to how they can add value. Jenny Shipley Read Quote
Diversity is not a politically correct idea. Diversity in a boardroom or in a Parliament means that you just have different minds, different life experience, different ways of thinking about patients or customers or voters so that when you bring that intellect, you look at opportunity and risk, and then you have it in much better balance. Jenny Shipley Read Quote
People often think that people like me don’t have ordinary lives. I have the greatest pleasure, and in fact, the greatest success in my career is having been a mother. Jenny Shipley Read Quote
