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.

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.

There are no more excuses for leaving women out of the inner circles of power. Qualified women are everywhere. Women are ready for leadership; they just need to be identified and asked.

Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.

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

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

One is responsible for one's own life. Passivity provides no protection.