If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.

My thing in high school was being the tallest kid in class. Always. I was always the tallest kid in class.

Having a very complicated life, or a lot of problems, or a lot of flaws, is always great to play.

The creators of kids' media had no idea they were leaving out that many female characters. They were in utter shock that the worlds they were creating were so bereft of female presences.

I immediately noticed there were far more male characters than female characters in the programs, even now, in the 21st century.

I have a Web site that parents and girls can use to learn about Title IX and take action if they find their school is not in compliance. Thirty years after Title IX passed, 80 percent of schools are not in compliance.

It's partly because our culture so hyper-sexualizes females that if you don't measure up to whatever we're forced to think is the standard, then you feel inadequate.