Gertrude Elion speaks regarding her views on the problems women face in the workplace, contrasting the contemporary situation and inflexibility of the beginning of her career.
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Date / time
1988
Institution
TWIi
Transcript
"I think though in those days, if one had gotten married, one could not have stayed in-in the job in the same way that I did, nor could one have had children and not had to leave. But I think it's different now, I think women do have a choice of- but they can- they can have both, it's much more difficult, but it's- at that time it was almost impossible, really."
Jewish Women's Archive. "Gertrude Elion on Women's Careers, 1988." (Viewed on December 21, 2024) <https://jwa.org/media/gertrude-elions-views-on-problems-facing-women-in-workplace-at-beginning-of-her-career-and-tod>.