I’m glad I didn’t know how much patience entrepreneurship required. It took some time to turn that into a strength of mine, so that would’ve presented an obstacle when I was younger. Reshma Saujani Read Quote
I’m a feminist with a capital ‘F’ and have always had a passion for policy. Reshma Saujani Read Quote
I’m a big proponent of mandatory computer science education. I think the first step is educating policymakers that technology is changing the way that we live and work, and it’s happening so fast. Reshma Saujani Read Quote
I don’t feel like I’ve achieved what I wanted to achieve yet, even though every day I get an email from another girl who tells me the difference that Girls Who Code has made in her life. I’m not done yet. Reshma Saujani Read Quote
You still hear this perception that boys are good at math and girls are not, and it’s not cool and it’s not interesting. And I think we have to shift the culture. It’s so deeply entrenched in who we are. Reshma Saujani Read Quote
My parents were engineers. In the 1970s, they came to the United States as refugees from Uganda. Seeing everything this country did for my family inspired me to want to give back through public service. Reshma Saujani Read Quote
In college, I studied political science, policy, and law. My plan was to move to New York, pay off student debt in a year or two, and then run for office. Reshma Saujani Read Quote