Hilda solis

My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.

My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books.

Young people need the hands-on training that comes with a summer job. They need to know how to dress for success and nail job interviews. But most of all, they need mentorship, guidance, and...

No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.

I want companies who get federal contracts to hire more women and minorities from the local area.

I would hope more people would have optimism about where the Latino has come. How we have emerged, and that there will be more women, women of color especially Latinas who will get involved.

The best advice I can give women at all levels is increase training. There are still areas where we have to break through that glass ceiling.

I saw the prospect of serving as labor secretary as a wonderful opportunity to further the policies that I have been fighting for my whole life, and I had to seize it.

Protecting children and vulnerable workers abroad is a part of our overall efforts here at the Department of Labor.

I think President Obama wanted to have the right fit for his different cabinet positions, and I believe that experience is what mattered most to him. In my case, I have been working to improve the...