'Power' is an explosive word, particularly when applied to women.

Contradictory as it seems, malnutrition is a key contributor to obesity.

To be political means to speak out, to risk being called 'catty', or worse. I don't hear men worrying about whether they may be right or not. They enjoy the fight, whether it is with words or fists. Women still tend to shy away from controversy, to be uncomfortable with competition.

Volunteer activities can foster enormous leadership skills. The nonprofit professional volunteer world is a laboratory for self - realization.

Money often determines not only who gets elected, but what gets done. Which voices do lawmakers listen to, the banks or home owners, coal companies, or asthma sufferers, the CEOs or the unemployed?

Those who speak up, those who use their connections, are more likely to succeed than those who sit and wait.

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