When my mother took her turn to sit in a gown at her graduation, she thought she only had two career options: nursing and teaching. She raised me and my sister to believe that we could do anything, and we believed her.

Facebook is a really exciting place trying to do something really important that I really believe in. And it matters.

I want women to get paid more. I want to teach them to negotiate so they get paid more.

The most important thing is to have a more open and honest dialogue about gender issues.

When you're more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work.

Without fear, women can pursue professional success and personal fulfillment-and freely choose one, or the other, or both.

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