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Every company I know is looking for more women at the table. Every board is looking for more women at the table. There's a reason why men want to understand the challenges women face, address them, because then they're going to be better hirers, attracters and retainers of women.

Within the U.N. itself, I have appointed a record number of women to high-level positions. I did not fill jobs with women just for the sake of it - I looked for the best possible candidate, and I found that if you strip away discrimination, the best possible candidate is often a woman.

The stereotypes really play into what kinds of companies women can get funded for.

It's a success story here in Michigan. We have hiring going on. We have new industries going on.

Improving small business opportunities through federal contracts creates jobs and saves taxpayer money.

I'd like to see women get on to boards and run companies despite the fact that men occupy the citadels of power.

We want real job creation and a fertile business environment for small business owners.

Women are starting something like twice as many companies as men, but the money is primarily going to companies started by men.

In particular, I want to set a challenge to public bodies and private companies to improve gender balance on their own boards.

We need women to go through apprentice programs. I've seen women who did, and who are now highly trained electricians and welders. These are jobs that women are capable of doing.