Women Should Not Allow Themselves

To Change Criminal Justice Policy In Any Meaningful Way Means To Propose Changing A Very Longstanding System. It's Not Realistic To Think You Can Do It Overnight.

Let's Not Build The Policy Around The Abuse. That's Not Good Policy. That's Actually Bad Policy. Build The Policy Around The Aspiration Point. That's What We Need To Do When We're Seeing Abuse Online.

You Don't Have To Care About Children To Care About Children. One Of The Things That I Talk A Lot About Is The Fact Of The Importance Of Third-grade Reading Level. By The End Of Third Grade, If The Child Is Not At Reading Level, It'll Drop Off. They Never Catch Up.

There Is A Lot Of Work To Be Done To Make Sure Our Leaders Reflect The People They Are Supposed To Represent. The More Diverse A Group Of Decision Makers Is, The More Informed The Decision Will Be. Until We Achieve Full Representation, We All Should Understand We Are Falling Short Of The Ideals Of Our Country.

I've Been A Proud Mentor To Many Women Seeking Public Office, Because I Believe We Need More Women At All Levels Of Government. Women Have An Equal Stake In Our Future And Should Have An Equal Voice In Our Politics. These Are Challenging Times, But I Believe Getting More Women To Run For Office Is A Big Part Of The Solution.