The Biggest Pieces Of Work That We

Think, For A Moment, About Our Educational Ladder. We've Strengthened The Steps Lifting Students From Elementary School To Junior High, And Those From Junior High To High School. But, That Critical Step Taking Students From High School Into Adulthood Is Badly Broken. And It Can No Longer Support The Weight It Must Bear.

When I Studied Computer Science At Duke University In The First Half Of The 1980s, I Had Professors Who Treated Women Differently Than Men. I Kind Of Got Used To It. At Microsoft, I Had To Use My Elbows And Make Sure I Spoke Up At The Table, But It Was An Incredibly Meritocratic Place. Outside, In The Industry, I Would Feel The Sexism. I'd Walk Into A Room And Until I Proved My Worth, Everyone Would Assume That The Guy Presenting With Me Had Credibility And I Didn't.

We Also Look At Farming. Are We Making Sure That We're Getting The Latest Seeds Out To Women So They Can Get A Bigger Yield Off Of Their Farms? A New Type Of Seed That Gets Out To A Man, Let's Say, That's Drought Resistant - Because, Of Course, The Rains Are Changing In Africa With Climate Change - If You Don't Put It In The Hands Of A Woman, She Won't Necessarily Get It. We Look At Breaking Down All Those Barriers.

Our Desire To Bring Every Good Thing To Our Children Is A Force For Good Throughout The World. It’s What Propels Societies Forward.

I Am Catholic, I Was Raised Catholic, I Am A Practicing Catholic. But I Say We Need To Agree To Disagree. We Have A Shared Mission Around Poverty, And I Focus On That, Because We Do A Lot With The Catholic Church Around Poverty Alleviation. I'm Always Looking For: What Is The Common Thread? What Do We Care About? What Do We Believe In? We Believe In Women Around The World. We Believe In All Lives Have Equal Value.