"We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change."
"I think now is our time. My mother was told by everyone that she had two choices: She could be a nurse or a teacher. The external barriers now are just so much lower. If we start acknowledging what the real issues are, we can solve them. It's not that hard."
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Source: 'Now Is Our Time'. Harvard Business Review interview, hbr.org. April 2013.
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