Don't be afraid to ask the 'dumb' question, everyone else will be relieved you had the guts to ask!

Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.

If more women are in leadership roles, we'll stop assuming they shouldn't be.

Men can comfortably claim credit for what they do as long as they don't veer into arrogance. For women, taking credit comes at a real social and professional cost.

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.

Fear is at the root of so many of the barriers that women face. Fear of not being liked. Fear of making the wrong choice. Fear of drawing negative attention. Fear of overreaching. Fear of being judged. Fear of failure. And the holy trinity of fear: the fear of being a bad mother/wife/daughter.

It is illegal to discriminate on the basis of pregnancy or gender. It is not illegal to talk about it.