Condoleezza Rice: ‘Don’t Let Somebody Else’s Racism or Sexism Be Your Problem’

Condoleezza Rice won’t brook microaggressions. When she started her career in national security as an expert in Soviet affairs, she walked into many meetings feeling like her colleagues thought she didn’t belong. “You are going to run up against people who think you shouldn’t be in the room because you’re female, or because you’re black, or whatever. But that’s their problem,” the former Secretary of State told Motto.