We have a massive shortage of engineers and one of the big glaring holes is that we have so few women doing engineering - it's less than 10 percent of the workforce.

Things were fine in elementary school, but when I moved schools in grade three, not only was I the new kid, I was the new kid with the skin condition.

I was glad to do my part to help bring visibility and representation to my community.

London has a 50 per cent female population so we want to aim long term to have 50 per cent female officers. It's good for police to reflect the public that we serve.

It wasn't until 'Hamilton' that I began to be considered an actor of color, and I really don't know what to make of it.

When I started my pathway, black players were often considered to be good wingers, good players, but not captain or management material. It has changed since then, which is pleasing, but we still have...

I've heard about productions where it still happens: yellow face, taping up the eyes. It's hard to talk about it in a constructive way.

The only black battalion on Iwo Jima was a small munitions supply unit that came to the beach.

I want to aspire to something like what Denzel Washington does, which is try to find scripts written for white actors - or Jodie Foster, who reads scripts for male actors.

Sequoia is a firm that a lot of people across tech and the Valley look to, and I think they're setting an important example in adding new diversity to their team.

I think people now - you know, a lot of athletes have come out and said, I would definitely accept, you know, a gay male athlete in the locker room and on my team.

I think there are more female characters in videogames now but I also think that's because videogames in general are more diverse now.

If you look around Booking.com, it's a very gender-balanced company.

I never thought I would get such a perfect role in 'Modern Family.' A lot of TV shows now are looking for more Latin women.

I am lucky to be in a field where I can wear my hair the way I want, and the apostrophe in my name won't impact my prospects - but that's something that Black women often run into.

When you give someone an award and tell them that they are the best female chef in the world, you alienate them from their peers.

In a conversation with a male executive, he tells me that he doesn't hire women because 'it's not worth the trouble.' I mentally blacklist him.

Sometimes, when you are one of only a couple of girls in an engineering class, you feel like you are representing women in general. That is a large burden to bear.

My mom was concerned that us four little black girls have a really well-balanced life. She wanted us to be around people like us, but we also went to private school and traveled all the time. Now I...

The role and importance of females in companies can make a big difference.

There's been one movie star that would not work with me because of my height. I had so many people who had to stand on boxes when they do scenes with me.

I had probably never met a non-Jew until the age of 12.

I have noticed a growth in demand from audiences to include more women of colour and women to be cast as significant roles in TV shows and movies.

As citizens, I'm asking you not to leave any child behind. I'm asking you not to be color blind, but to be color brave, so that every child knows that their future matters and their dreams are...

The 'American Idol' and 'X Factor' shows, they're great shows. But I think I need to make a show like that, directed straight to the hood, to the artists that don't get the attention, that don't have...