"Women are no less competent than men, but have to put in more efforts to be successful," is how Chen sums her philosophy on the subject.
「我認為女性做起事來比男人能幹… … 但女性要成功，卻要比男人下更多的苦功，費更多的力量。」中華民國女警創始人陳湄泉這麼認為。話說民國四十年，當時陳湄泉已是國大代表，她和另一位同學聯名呈請內政部分發警務處任用。