David Cameron, 03/07/12

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Violence against women is an iceberg under the surface of society. Every day millions around the world live in fear.

Lynn Forester de Rothschild, 03/07/12

CEO of EL Rothschild

As I join my colleagues to celebrate International Women's Day at this year's WIE Symposium in London, I laud the advancement of women over the past few decades, but know that we have much to do in order to achieve gender equality in our societies in the UK and the US.

Andrew Brandt, 03/07/12

President, The National Football Post

We knew this was coming. The Colts will part ways with the face of their franchise for the last fourteen years, their iconic star Peyton Manning.

Cherie Blair, 03/07/12

Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

As well as recognising the achievements of women, let's use International Women's Day to encourage more men across the world to join the fight for true equality. After all, the result if we succeed is not just a better world for women but a better world for everyone.

Cara Santa Maria, 03/07/12

Science correspondent, Huffington Post; editor, Talk Nerdy to Me

When it comes down to it, aren't we mostly debating an arbitrary line that's been drawn in the sand with what is and what isn't acceptable in animal research?

Blair Bowie, 03/07/12

Democracy Advocate, U.S. PIRG

The equivalent of 0.000351% of the population of the United States (or just 35 of every 10 million Americans) has given 96% of the money determining who stays and who goes in the Republican primary.

Valerie Keller, 03/07/12

Founder and CEO, Veritas

Access to leadership roles is not my entitlement as a woman. It is my responsibility as a global citizen to show up, to have a voice, to contribute my time and talents in service to society.

Geoffrey Dunn, 03/07/12

Author, The Lies of Sarah Palin

Forget whether or not Sarah Palin suffered through some sort of psychological breakdown during the 2008 campaign, the bigger issue is how can the U.S. best select its leaders when celebrity packs more electoral caché than experience or political courage?

David Carr, 03/06/12

Author, 'The Erotic Word: Sexuality, Spirituality and the Bible'

Not many in the current debate realize that the Bible contains a book that celebrates non-reproductive sex and features substances used by ancient women for birth control.

Adam Levin, 03/07/12

Founder, Credit.com

I'm not suggesting that anyone purchase an inferior product just because it was made in the U.S.A. But if it's a tossup between two products of comparable price and quality, one American and one not, buy American. Here's why.

Margie Omero, 03/07/12

Democratic pollster, president of Momentum Analysis

Republican women may have flirted with Rick Santorum, but they're now less interested in going all the way. In the early contests, Santorum did better with women than with men. Now, his early strength with women has become a weakness.

Judith Browne Dianis, 03/07/12

Co-Director of Advancement Project

At 76, years old, Bettye Jones never imagined she could be denied her right to vote. Active in the Civil Rights movement, she worked in support of voting rights. But now, because of Wisconsin's voter ID law, Jones is uncertain as to whether she will ever be able to cast a ballot again.

Abra Cohen, 03/07/12

Writer and Photojournalist

In a society where burned out on Match or e-Harmony and you are constantly inundated with social networking, I think single folks have lost the art of communicating in a less tech-savvy way.

J.D. Rothman, 03/07/12

Blogger, The Neurotic Parent

"Stop right there," I said. "You cannot study all those things. How would that look to the admissions committees at the colleges where you're applying to four years from now? They want to see that you have just one passion, two at the most. Top candidates choose something they love in third grade and stick with it."

Roger McNamee, 03/07/12

Co-Founder of Elevation Partners and Moonalice

The world thinks about the online world in terms of a network layer (The Internet) and a software layer (The Web). It's no longer so simple. I propose that we refer to the new network layer -- the sum of the wired Internet and the mobile data infrastructure for cellular and Wi-Fi -- as the Hypernet.

Larry Doyle, 03/07/12

Author, 'I Love You, Beth Cooper,' 'Go Mutants!' and 'Deliriously Happy'

Eric Bolling, host of Fox New's The Five has uncovered a liberal conspiracy of a scope and magnitude unimaginable by an average mind.

Richard 'Skip' Bronson, 03/07/12

Chairman and Co-founder, U.S. Digital Gaming

My prediction: the legalization of online gaming is imminent; probably a late-game play with a few ticks left on the 2012 clock. This critical outcome will create a highly regulated industry that will operate in the open and, generate critical tax revenues at a time when they are needed most.

Scott Mendelson, 03/07/12

Film Critic at Mendelson's Memos, Valley Scene Magazine

Considering how much the opening act of the film stresses the impact of having children on social relationships among adults, it's dispiriting to see the kids pretty much disappear after the first act.

K.T. Hiraoka, 03/07/12

Student of Japan working in the public sector

Although it may be true that if something is not broken fixing it may not be necessary, the decision-making system in Japan would benefit from reform. Even so, needed change is not happening at a pace that will permit Japan to sustain itself in the future.

Rep. Charles Rangel, 03/07/12

Representative from the 15th Congressional District in New York

Congress must not let the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act expire at the end of the year. Today 12 million Americans are on the verge of losing their homes because they owe more money than their home is worth.

Rob Richie, 03/07/12

Executive director, FairVote

Every candidate had something they could claim as a positive on Super Tuesday. The contest for the nomination isn't over -- which is good news for voters in remaining states wanting to help pick their party's nominee.

Robert Klitzman, M.D., 03/07/12

Author of 'Am I My Genes? Confronting Fate and Family Secrets in the Age of Genetic Testing'

Some feel that God is the ultimate cause of disease. Others don't know what to believe and ponder the "cosmic roll of the dice." "There has to be a purpose to all this happening," one woman told me. "There has to be."

Noah Fitzgerel, 03/07/12

17-year-old Editorials Editor of his high school newspaper

Joseph Kony, the leader of the Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army, has managed to systematically terrorize and manipulate central Africans in order to stay in power for 26 years.

Gene Marks, 03/07/12

Small business management columnist, author, speaker, and business owner

Small business owners are scared. Which is why we're still not hiring and still not overly optimistic. What are we so scared about? I can name 8 things right off the bat.