Longtime programming executive Bonnie Hammer has been called "the queen of sci-fi" and "one of the most successful programmers in cable television" by The New York Times. She made wrestling a television event, and worked on Lifetime documentaries with "a shoestring budget" from a colleague's place "in the Village, drinking a bottle of wine and watching the rough cuts." Now, Hammer is chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, overseeing USA, Syfy, E!, Bravo, Oxygen, the Esquire Network and others. In the shadow of her 65th birthday, however, the exec took some time to reflect on the ways her gender is often held back from success in Hollywood.