“I think, in all fields, there's this motherhood pay penalty where, the second you become a mother - and this is true whether you give birth or adopt - you're perceived to not be as committed to your job. Whereas men are perceived as breadwinners who now need more money and promotions because they're fathers.”

American television and magazine writer and producer

Nell Scovell is an American television and magazine writer and producer. She is best known as the creator of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and as a co-author of Lean In. Scovell worked across television and magazines, and her name is closely tied to Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which ran on ABC and The WB from 1996 to 2003. She also helped write Lean In, the book associated with Sheryl Sandberg’s call for women’s leadership and ambition.