I'm constantly saying to myself, 'I'm lucky I was born in the United States.

When we invest in women, we invest in a powerful source of global development

I realized that the only way to get into a good college was to be valedictorian or salutatorian. So that was my goal.

Abortion has become a very politicised issue that I think countries have to work out themselves. In a lot of countries, people can't even yet agree on what their laws should be.

Women around the world should have a tool that helps them plan their pregnancies.

If we don't empower women, we don't allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.

If I really believe all lives have equal value, and if I use contraceptives, which I do, and if I'm counselling my son and my two daughters to use them, how am I not serving the women who don't have access to the contraceptives they need?