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I want these young women to have the confidence that whatever they have been doing will prepare them in a very unique way for the challenges ahead. There's no one like them.
"I'm probably one of the happier people you'll meet because I'm happy that I'm not ducking and dodging the hard news about the world. I really believe that if you can go out there and greet the world with open arms and let it wash over you in all its bad and goodness, you'll find that it's better than you think it is. That's really what gets you through."
The WIE conference comes at a critical point for women in leadership, and I hope it can encourage more women to join the top ranks of startups, angel groups and venture firms.
This year's WIE Symposium (Women: Inspiration & Enterprise) promises to be even better than last year's, with an amazing lineup of speakers, honorees, and participants all sharing our ideas, our experiences, and our desire to help make life better for women around the world.
The WIE Symposium in New York was billed as an event that would bring young women face to face with their role models in support of some of the world's poorest women.
Research shows when women in developing nations have money they are more likely to spend it on educating and nurturing their families, whereas men are more likely to spend it on themselves.
Ultimately what I got out of the WIE Symposium is that women should not be afraid to dream. Every woman I met today overcame the doubters and the self-doubt that lurks inside all of us.
Girls and women have a special role to play if we are serious about ending poverty, encouraging development and promoting equality. It literally cannot be done without them.
Maternal mortality is a tragedy of global inequity. But if we commit ourselves to changing the health care delivery systems that fail poor, rural women, we can eliminate this tragedy.
Many women do not have knowledge about their health entitlements and die due to the almost always treatable complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
The WIE Symposium is a collection of women coming together to share our ideas, our experiences -- and above all our passionate determination to play a part in making life better for other women around the world.
