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Sexism kind of predisposes us to see men's work as more important than women's, and it is a problem, I guess, as writers, we have to change. ”
I have spent a lifetime watching kids make mistakes because they were not trained or well led or properly motivated to do well. I never faulted the kids; rather, I saw opportunity to train, to motivate, to improve leadership - not to punish the individual. ”
My commitment to gender equality is rooted in the quintessentially American principle of equal justice under law. ”
When I was in the Senate, I worked to pass Women's Health and Wellness Act, which bars insurance companies from discriminating against the health care needs of women. ”
I asked all of our recruiters to give me all resumes of prospective employees with their name, gender, place of origin, and age blacked out. This simple change shocked me, because I found myself interviewing different-looking candidates - even though I was 100% convinced that I was not being biased in my resume selection process. ”
And this administration and this House leadership have said, quote-unquote, they will stop at nothing to pass this health care bill. And now they've gotten rid of me and it will pass. You connect the dots. ”
I am leaving because I have to fight simultaneously a potential recurrence of cancer the Democratic leadership, a health care bill that's going to destroy this country, my opposition to it and a belief that my party has become what it became - what it campaigned against. ”
In the end no segregationist scheme has withstood the force of a simple idea: equality under law. ”
Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership. ”
I'm proud that many of Missouri's lawmakers stood strong to protect the lives of the innocent unborn and women's health. ”