If you believe that discrimination exists, it will.

Transcend political correctness and strive for human righteousness.

Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.

Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.

My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child.

Growing up in Canada, none of my family were performers or anything like that, but I was terrible at hockey, so they needed something for me to do on Saturdays for me to get out of the house. I signed up for theater school on Saturdays, and I'd go for four-and-a-half hours every Saturday morning and learn about theater.

I have a Web site that parents and girls can use to learn about Title IX and take action if they find their school is not in compliance. Thirty years after Title IX passed, 80 percent of schools are not in compliance.

Congress created tax-exempt 501(c)(4)s to operate exclusively for social welfare purposes like early childhood education, environmental protection, and veteran's assistance. However, an IRS regulation allows 501(c)(4)s to operate primarily for the promotion of social welfare.