I'm A Baseball Freak.

Trying To Negotiate Getting A Couple Of Kids To Watch The Same Tv Show Requires Serious Diplomacy.

When I First Started Working In Politics, As A Junior Aide On Walter Mondale's 1984 Presidential Campaign, It Never Occurred To Me That I Would One Day Work In The White House. There Were Plenty Of Women Among The Volunteers Who Stuffed Envelopes And Walked Precincts. But There Were Fewer And Fewer On Each Successive Level Of Influence And Access.

I Know I Made Plenty Of Mistakes In My Tenure. But One Of The Things That You Learn Is To Be Very Careful And To Protect Yourself Down The Road A Little Bit, Which Is To Say You've Got To Think Ahead And Think Where Is The Story Going To Go? What Are All The Possible Outcomes? And How Do I Protect The President From Unexpected Twists And Turns In The Road?

Women's Particular Experiences Continue To Shape Not Just Their Points Of View But Their Actions, In The United States And Around The World.

Many Differences Are Rooted In Biology And Reinforced Through Culture, So It's Important To Acknowledge That. Because If You Say Men And Women Are The Same And If Male Behaviour Is The Norm, And Women Are Always Expected To Act Like Men, We Will Never Be As Good At Being Men As Men Are.