A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.

My mother taught me a lot of things, but they had big presuppositions built in - like her expectation that I'd be a missionary nurse in a religious order.

American teens have the worst of all worlds ... Our children are bombarded and confronted with sexual messages, sexual exploitation, and all manner of sexual criticism. But our society is by and large sexually illiterate.

The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.

Whoever is providing leadership needs to be as fresh and thoughtful and reflective as possible to make the very best fight.

The deal is that women have entered the workforce, but they have not been relieved of the domestic responsibilities.

I have never believed in the impossible.