Ursula Burns on women's rights
From mPower Moments: On Reaching Your Full Potential with Ursula Burns · · mbamortgage
“Right now we have less rights today than we did last year. We are thought of differently today than even last year. Yes the rhetoric is absolutely we need to be cared for we need to be protected we can't have independent thought. When did that happen? Five minutes ago I guess right right anyway it's it's dangerous and I'm hoping that it's just part of the journey which means that you know you always kind of have a little bit of a blip and then we'll start progress again.”
On , Ursula Burns, Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at XEROX HOLDINGS CORP, spoke about women's rights during mPower Moments: On Reaching Your Full Potential with Ursula Burns on mbamortgage.
About Ursula Burns
Ursula Burns spoke at the Opportunity Network Gala on May 20, 2026. She reflected on her upbringing, describing her mother's advice to "keep looking around" and not let others define one's future. Burns attributed her own success to "a couple of interactions" that made the difference between contributing to society and becoming a "detractor." She urged students to pursue their goals aggressively, stating that "dreams belong to the people who push" and that success involves working through rejection and sacrifice rather than avoiding them.