Mary Nightingale : (3) " First off, it’s a bit of a tired old chestnut that if a woman is pretty than she can’t be bright. God what are we in, the 19th century? " - Mary Nightingale " Newsrooms are still highly competitive, demanding environments. You have to be robust to hold your own amidst the alpha males and females. " - Mary Nightingale " Young men and women start out with equal opportunities and ambition but so often that equality fractures as they reach their 30s and start reproducing. Is there really no way to make it work for those who want to have journalistic careers as well as children? " - Mary Nightingale