Celebs’ Best Career Advice for Women

“So, my unsolicited advice to women in the workplace is this. When faced with sexism, or ageism, or lookism, or even really aggressive Buddhism, ask yourself the following question: ‘Is this person in between me and what I want to do?’ If the answer is no, ignore it and move on. Your energy is better used doing your work and outpacing people that way. Then, when you’re in charge, don’t hire the people who were jerky to you.”
–Tina Fey, writer, actress, and author of Bossypants

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“When you’re doing the work you’re meant to do, it feels right and every day is a bonus, regardless of what you’re getting paid.”
–Oprah Winfrey, media mogul

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“You have to be open-minded when those early opportunities present themselves; take advantage of them whether they’re going to make you a lot of money or not.”
–Rachael Ray, chef, cookbook author, and television personality

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made.”
–Joan Rivers, comedian

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“I’ve yet to be on a campus where most women weren’t worrying about some aspect of combining marriage, children, and a career. I’ve yet to find one where many men were worrying about the same thing.”
–Gloria Steinem, journalist, author, and political activist

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons_

“You have to ask for what you deserve, and not feel guilty about it. Do not put yourself on sale.”
—Suze Orman, financial planner

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“Some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all—in which case, you fail by default.”
–JK Rowling, author

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“A key component of wisdom is fearlessness, which is not the absence of fear, but rather not letting our fears get in the way.”
–Arianna Huffington, author and founder of The Huffington Post

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“The only rule is don’t be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.”
–Paris Hilton, celebrity

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“Sometimes you have to be a bitch to get things done.”
–Madonna, entertainer

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

–Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop

“Being a housewife and a mother is the biggest job in the world, but if it doesn’t interest you, don’t do it. I would have made a terrible mother.”
–Katharine Hepburn, actress

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna, or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.”
–Barbara Walters, former anchor of ABC News: 20/20

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.”
–Roseanne Barr, comedian and actress

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“No set goal achieved satisfies. Success only breeds a new goal. The golden apple devoured has seeds. It is endless.”
–Bette Davis, actress

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

“My agent said, ‘You aren’t good enough for movies.’ I said, ‘You’re fired.’”
–Sally Field, actress

Photo credit: PR Photos

“If the career you have chosen has some unexpected inconvenience, console yourself by reflecting that no career is without them.”
–Jane Fonda, actress and activist

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“All sins are forgiven once you start making a lot of money.”
–RuPaul, drag queen

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

“The woman who can create her own job is the woman who will win fame and fortune.”
–Amelia Earhart, aviator

Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons