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" I think I've always been able to see what's coming, and when I was joining Google, people always said, 'Why are you joining this company?' It was so small at the time. I could see the importance of Google. I could see the way it was going to grow; it was going to become a big company. "

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" I don't feel like I'm a perfect mom, and then there are times at work where I feel like maybe I wasn't perfect here because of constraints on my time. But having the sum of both of those things going on in my life makes me a better mom at the end of the day, and I think gives me really important perspectives in the workplace as well. "

Susan Wojcicki

Mom

Work

Time

" At the end of the day, both men and women who become CEOs have showed tenacity and hard work to succeed in their careers. It takes not just skills but also extreme dedication and commitment. And regardless of gender, CEOs are measured by the same criteria - the growth and success of the business. "

" On YouTube, women are not just users; they're creators. They're learning about business and technology, and having a voice. "

" I've been, like, the mom of Google. "

Susan Wojcicki

Been

Google

" What's important is that I do my job really well, that I build great products and that I'm a great leader. All those things matter independent of gender. But I do think there's a responsibility for me to support other women at Google. "

Susan Wojcicki

Leader

Responsibility

" There are lots of people in the Silicon Valley who are interested in working at a fast-moving, dynamic company like Google. Not just my family members. "

" I have tried to be a leader. I have tried in my role of being one of the first women at Google, let alone the first woman to have a baby, to really try to set the tone that this is a great place to work for diversity reasons. "

" I'm excited about the opportunities with mobile phones and being able to receive information on the go and relevant to what I'm doing at that moment in time. "

" Advertising is very simple in a lot of ways. Advertisers go where the users go, and users are choosing to spend a lot more time online. "

Susan Wojcicki

Time

Advertising

" I have this desire to create things and build things, and Google has enabled me to build and create things and to build products that are used by people all over the globe. "

" If you are working 24/7, you're not going to have any interesting ideas. "

" If women don't participate in tech, with its massive prominence in our lives and society, we risk losing many of the economic, political, and social gains we have made over decades. "

" After my kids go to bed, I check email. It's about having that balance. "

" Whether it's salary or a promotion or a job, I think it's important for women to ask for what they think they deserve. "

" I am responsible for creating and overseeing the future products that make up Google Advertising. "

" You see a lot of powerful women on the Internet, but I wish there were more. I think the Internet really could use a lot more women. "

" Google is a consumer brand and people need to be comfortable. If we were just an advertising brand we wouldn't have the same concerns. We've always tried to promote transparency and choice among our users. "

" One of the things that I'm trying to do is use the position that I'm in... to encourage the next generation of girls to think about the Internet as a career opportunity. "

" The fact that women represent such a small portion of the tech workforce shouldn't just be a wake-up call - it should be a Sputnik moment. The tech industry is not America's future; it is our present. "

" If a third of Americans' time is being spent online, why is only a quarter of ad dollars spent there? It's not proportional. "

" I think we have to recognize as an industry that users have a lot more choices and can click away to a lot more media. As a result, the advertising we create really needs to be something users want to see. "

" We are a consumer company and our success is directly linked to our users trusting us. Therefore we have the same incentive as the user: they want to see relevant advertising so their experience of Google is positive and we want to deliver it. "

" Engineering is a jeans and hoodie culture, and sales is more formal. "

" I have had a lot of setbacks that I have learned from. "

" It's important for me to show my children the richness of life and be a role model. I find that my organizational and management skills are tested more at home than at work! "

" In every organization, there are many people, from senior leaders to first-time managers, who have the power to elevate women in the workplace. I wouldn't be in the position I'm in today without several key people in power believing in me and giving me a chance to succeed. "

" I think video advertising is a hugely compelling medium. "

" Let's face it: Engineering companies in general have more men than women. Google has tried really hard to recruit women. On the other hand, we have a standard. Google tries to recruit the best engineers. "

" In the old world, people used to have to go to focus groups and ask people what they thought. Now, people are writing all over the Web what they think about things. "

" Your kids get something from your career, and your career will get something from your kids. "