Simply put, when women do well, everybody does better.

When there is violence against any person in society, because he or she is different, it threatens us all. Only by speaking out are any of us safe.

Women need to see ourselves as individuals capable of creating change. That is what political and economic power is all about: having a voice, being able to shape the future. Women's absence from decision-making positions has deprived the country of a necessary perspective.

We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

There are not many female role models to guide voters, and the tradition that a Southern woman's place is in the home still lingers in some quarters.

The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.

Fair treatment in the work force is no longer exclusively a labor issue, nor is it a women's issue - it is a fundamental economic issue.