Let's acknowledge that men reach for opportunities more quickly and more easily than women. So often as managers, we give the job to whoever starts solving the problem, to whoever jumps in. Since we know men will jump in faster than women in so many circumstances, we have to slow down and encourage more women to sit at more tables.

Communication starts with the understanding that there is my point of view (my truth) and someone else's point of view (his truth). Rarely is there one absolute truth, so people who believe that they speak the truth are very silencing of others.

I believe we need affordable child care. I believe we need flexibility. I believe we need institutional reform and public policy reform.

Women attribute their success to working hard, luck, and help from other people. Men will attribute that - whatever success they have, that same success - to their own core skills.

So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren't afraid? And then go do it.

Social gains are never handed out. They must be seized.

we compromise our career goals to make room for partners and children who may not even exist yet