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In a way, we women take on more than we need to sometimes.

In general, I'm fascinated by women who exist outside of society's mores and values.

I just really have an affinity for women. Watching them go through journeys is more interesting to me than watching men.

The role of women has always been undervalued in the spy world, always undermined in terms of recognition. Unfairly so. It's a world that needs women.

If nothing else, I want women to understand that they are powerful. If you look back at history, in almost every big moment, in every leap forward, you find ordinary women at the core. We have more ability to make changes in the world than we can imagine if we have the courage to try.

My issue with the state of women became incredibly stimulated when I was visiting developing countries and it became obvious that women bore the brunt of so many things in society.

I do like the idea of women not showing too much, of them being quite reserved in a way, and quite covered.

I think if women are visible in the media, truly visible, in an empowered role, it empowers us to be more visible in any area of our lives.

It's scary to become a woman in this world. We have to understand that some of the messages we get, messages that we are not enough, are there to keep our power in check. We can't buy into these messages.

Women have a lot of power in private life. There are many men who would say, 'Hey, women already rule my life.' But with women, more is more. The more there are, the more the world gets used to seeing them. We change the culture. We begin to expand options and lead and manage.