Katty Kay

“The lack of role models at the top means women can't look up and see an image of themselves as easily as men can. And there is still discrimination.”

“The reasons America isnt liked in various countries isnt uniform. The reasons can be different.”

“When I started on Twitter, I was just staggered by how rude people could be.”

“We talked to a lot of psychologists who were working in business schools who put men and women in front of scientific reasoning quizzes. The women will routinely think they have done less well than they have done. The men will think they have done better than they have done. In reality, they have done about the same.”

“Economists argue about the relative impact of immigrants versus robots on wage stagnation - voters don't care much. They blame immigrants. It's easier to get mad at a person from Macedonia or Mexico, taking your job than it is to get mad at a piece of technology from Silicon Valley.”

“Ive actually developed a well of confidence. But would I apply for the 'Financial Times' economics correspondent? No, I would feel I wasnt up there.”

“For all the anti-Americanism around the world, people have this love of Americana.”

“People are far too wrapped up in their own lives to care about what's happening to other people. Even if it is a moment's hot gossip, it's only that - a moment.”

“Europeans have long had a complicated and somewhat insecure relationship with the US, part admiration, part jealousy, part irritation.”

“It makes a good case that women in charge would mean fewer wars, a different management style and more embracing of other peoples views. But in the business and personal world, its not that women are better than men. Its that they bring different perspectives and skills.”

“Closing the confidence gap means being honest about your abilities, not constantly undervaluing them.”

“There are plenty who believe that Britain pays too much into the EU and gets too little back and that the UK will be better off when it is unshackled from the weight of the troubled EU economies.”

“I like trying new things. You only have one life.”

“It's never clear to me why it's so hard for people to say sorry. It's a simple word, just two syllables and its positive impact is enormous.”

“Confidence is very simple. It is the stuff that turns thoughts into action. Thoughts without action are pretty useless.”

“Globalisation, with inexorable speed, has changed the world we live in. For all of us. Jobs have changed, the way we trade has changed, who we employ has changed and the feel of where we live has changed.”

“I've always prided myself on embracing the concept that almost no-one is indispensible, certainly not a news reporter.”

“There is a lot of research out there, which shows that when women behave like men they are penalized for it. Both socially and professionally.”

“I think its important for women to recognize that its totally normal for us to feel nervous, particularly in situations in which were so often the only woman in the room.”

“If you can force yourself to get through failures and pull something out of them, they can teach you a lot.”