Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not.

Both men and women react negatively when women negotiate on their own behalf. A man can just negotiate: "I have a better offer. That's not enough to make my family's ends meet." No one feels bad about it. But when a woman does that, there's a backlash.

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

When woman work outside the home and share breadwinning duties, couples are more likely to stay together. In fact, the risk of divorce reduces by about half when a wife earns half the income and a husband does half the housework.

We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents and interests.

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

It's easy to dislike the few senior women out there. What if women were half the positions in power? It would be harder to dislike all of them.