My family was one of the few South Asian families in my community in Illinois. Growing up in the '80s, I remember going to the K-Mart with my mom, when she was wearing her sari, and she'd get made fun… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share Image
We need policymakers to keep an eye on gender and write policies that are explicitly designed to include underserved populations like girls in computer… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
I'm a feminist with a capital 'F' and have always had a passion for policy. — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
It's important to find people who believe in you. You also have to find people that you believe in. — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
If our American women are going to work to put food on the table and pay for the mortgage, then we better make sure… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
We can't think of any better way of becoming our best selves, than by finding something we're great at! — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
I had to learn how to not be a micro-manager. Maternity leave made me do that. I just couldn't anymore. — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
I'm glad I didn't know how much patience entrepreneurship required. It took some time to turn that into a strength of mine, so that… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
I never take for granted how lucky I am to be an American and what a privilege it is to spend each day at… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
In the '80s, society created a caricature of what a hacker or a programmer looked like: a guy wearing a hoodie, drinking energy drinks,… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
There has been little to no attention from policymakers to the economic inequalities young people face. Instead of job creation policies, our country's youth… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
With my own son, my style of mothering has been to bring him everywhere. He's sitting on my lap during interviews. When I went… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
There's no more powerful lesson than knowing that your setbacks will one day help you succeed. — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
Embracing failure is the most important trait I've developed in my career. I have tried to learn from my failures, and I believe it… — Reshma Saujani Copy Share
