Talking can transform minds, which can transform behaviors, which can transform institutions.

As a country and as a world, we are not comfortable with women in leadership roles. We call little girls bossy.

We call our little girls bossy. Go to a playground; little girls get called bossy all the time - a word that's almost never used for boys - and that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce.

The No. 1 impediment to women succeeding in the workforce is now in the home.

I wish I were strong enough to ignore what others say, but experience tells me I often can't. Allowing myself to feel upset, even really upset, and then move on - that's something I can do.

I wish I could just go tell all the young women I work with, all these fabulous women, 'Believe in yourself and negotiate for yourself. Own your own success.' I wish I could tell that to my daughter. But it's not that simple.

You need to feel that you're making a difference.