Adult women, all of us, have to come to grips with how we have been affected by gender norms, and how we have been silenced. We have to help our daughters. Understanding it within ourselves and helping our young girls stand up for themselves is one way.

Refuse to be afraid that we will no longer be considered attractive and acceptable when we are strong.

I see many more men who are feminist, or at least who have learned about life in the context of feminism.

All my life I had believed that unless I was perfect I would not be loved.

My childhood was influenced by the roles my father played in his movies. Whether Abraham Lincoln or Tom Joad in the Grapes of Wrath, his characters communicated certain values which I try to carry with me to this day.

I've been accused of being too flexible, too willing to mold myself to men, and that's something I'm constantly working on.

The bond between a parent and child is the primary bond, the foundation for the rest of the child's life. The presence or absence of this bond determines much about the child's resiliency and what kind of adult they will grow up to be.