Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.

Early childhood education begins early, even before birth.

The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.

Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again.

What some men don't understand is that by opposing policies to reduce violence, promote equal pay and universal healthcare and voting to limit access to contraception and legal abortion, they are relegating women to another century, a time when men ruled exclusively and women were considered property and had to be guided by a firm masculine hand.

Life experience is not something to be denied, but to be celebrated.

Women in leadership cannot cry without raising a storm of commentary.