The Promise Of Equality Is Not The

Our Culture Needs To Find A Robust Image Of Female Success That Is First, Not Male, And Second, Not A White Woman On The Phone, Holding A Crying Baby.

The Gender Stereotypes Introduced In Childhood Are Reinforced Throughout Our Lives And Become Self-fulfilling Prophesies. Most Leadership Positions Are Held By Men, So Women Don't Expect To Achieve Them, And That Becomes One Of The Reasons They Don't.

Your Life's Course Will Not Be Determined By Doing The Things That You Are Certain You Can Do. Those Are The Easy Things. It Will Be Determined By Whether You Try The Things That Are Hard.

We Need To Stop Telling [women], "get A Mentor And You Will Excel." Instead, We Need To Tell Them, "excel And You Will Get A Mentor.

I Think Now Is Our Time. My Mother Was Told By Everyone That She Had Two Choices: She Could Be A Nurse Or A Teacher. The External Barriers Now Are Just So Much Lower. If We Start Acknowledging What The Real Issues Are, We Can Solve Them. It's Not That Hard.