Because of my life experiences, I understand that I have an opportunity to help other women. I have the desire and the ability.

I was a single mother when my child was little.

As my father would have said, I went through the college of hard knocks.

Fighting injustice keeps you young.

Because of my life experiences, I understand that I have an opportunity to help other women. I have the desire and the ability.

Do not let adversity break you. Think of it as a learning experience that will make you stronger.

There appears to be a disturbing trend in this nation to try to force single moms to choose between their children and their careers. If they take their careers seriously, they are labeled as bad mothers. If they spend time with their children, they are labeled as people who can't be serious about careers outside the home. This is a sexist double standard. No such guilt trip is imposed on men, who are generally not forced to choose between their children and their jobs.