I want my daughter to have the choice not just to succeed, but to be liked for her accomplishments.

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.

And anyway, who wears a tiara on a jungle gym?

People assume Wall Street is a certain culture and tech is a certain culture. But if you look at the (gender) numbers at the top of (those) industries, they don't vary very much. I think in finance, women hold 19 percent of the top jobs, and women are 21 percent of the leaders in nonprofits.

The most important career decision you'll make is who your life partner is.

If I had to embrace a definition of success, it would be that success is making the best choices we can ... and accepting them.

Done is better than perfect.