A lot of people argue that the pro-choice movement isn’t open or willing to make way for young feminists. How do you plan on engaging young feminists as the new president of NARAL?

From my perspective, young feminists are engaged—and often on the front lines—on choice and the web of related issues affecting women and families. One only need to walk around the NARAL Pro-Choice America offices for proof of that fact. And the explosion over the last decade of feminist blogs, strong female writers, and new organizations like UltraViolet and Hollaback are evidence of the future of feminist organizing: while organizations like NARAL Pro-Choice America can always expand engagement with young feminists, our real opportunity is to build bridges from these legacy groups to the burgeoning women’s movement, and bringing to bear the value of our incredible history along with us.

what, in your opinion is the greatest challenge facing feminism today?

I think that the greatest challenge facing feminism today is that we haven’t really grappled with the forces simultaneously pulling us in different directions. On one hand, too many women face a situation where the hard-won rights of the last generation are still out of reach. This is especially true for poor women and women of color. On the other hand, we have a generation of women who expect to be wage earners and hold high professional aspirations. These expectations are having massive effects on how we think about marriage and family and households and marketplaces and communities. This group doesn’t think of their issues necessarily as women’s issues, versus say family issues or cultural issues. If we actually are able to find a way to open up the conversation so that all pro-choice people feel like they have a safe space to talk about the many different challenges we face and how we can collaborate to create resources together to address those challenges, we’ll be an unstoppable force.