Women must pay for everything. They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but, they also get more notoriety when they crash.

Earhart’s remark points to the double bind faced by women who enter male-dominated arenas. Public attention can amplify women’s achievements—“more glory”—because they are seen as exceptional or novel. Yet the same spotlight can turn punitive: mistakes or failures are treated as proof of unfitness and become “more notoriety.” The quote captures how gendered expectations distort the evaluation of risk-taking and competence, making the cost of participation higher for women. It also reflects Earhart’s awareness that fame is not purely empowering; it can be a mechanism of scrutiny that demands women “pay” socially and professionally for visibility.