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First there's my role just as an executive being responsible for advertising, regardless of gender. I think that's a position that I take seriously. That's the first role. But I think for my role as a woman at Google, you try to set a good example and be a role model for the other women in the organization.

I want to organize so that women see ourselves as people who are entitled to power, entitled to leadership.

Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.

You can't be the candidate and the campaign manager.

I want to be a voice for the thousands of women in our community who work hard, play by the rules, and still are struggling to get ahead.

I don't hold myself out as a role model. I don't believe that everyone should make the same choices; that everyone has to want to be a CEO, or everyone should want to be a work-at-home mother. I want everyone to be able to choose. But I want us to be able to choose unencumbered by gender choosing for us.

I have always been interested in gender politics, so I'm not that keen on doing things that don't represent a truth about women.

I want to lead. I want to change. And I'm going to do it.

I want to be a role model.

On the campaign, I've had the privilege of advocating for important issues that affect all women, like demanding equal pay for equal work, pushing to raise our minimum wage, and promoting the idea of paid family leave.