I was a total education geek. I loved school. I loved learning. I loved doing homework. All of my books and notebooks from high school are underlined and highlighted and there are notes all over the margins. And you know I was a theater kid too. I was all over the place.

Those born into poverty or on the margins of society require our extra support to realize their dreams.

In too many instances the march to globalization has also meant the marginalization of women and girls. And that must change.