Sarah Weddington, the attorney, who, at age 26, successfully argued Roe v. Wade before the US Supreme Court, speaks on issues of policy and leadership. While recognizing that women today hold a variety of leadership positions, she argues that "in virtually every field, women are still a thin veneer when one compares the number of women leaders with the number of male leaders in the same or similar fields of work." In this discourse, she cites that although women have often been uncomfortable applying the label "leader" to themselves, "women have always been leaders, but the women leaders of today, younger and older alike, have a unique opportunity to leave thumbprints on modern events."