you then went into the private sector at icl. me about that — you say that you discovered, at icl - which was, again, at the time, was a leading technology company... oh, it was our national pride. yes. you said, "i discovered what is now known as the glass ceiling. "it was an excellent company, "but i felt unable to grow the kernels that were in me." so, what did you mean at the time by "glass ceiling"? i think i was getting soft, mild discrimination. women did not do this, no, i could not apply for promotion there, no, it was not suitable for me to be talking about marketing, i was technical, and generally feeling that i was not allowed to expand from being a technical person to what i became, a manager. i hope a good manager, i've really worked very hard at that. but the fact that doors were closed or were very, very hard to open really made me quite assertive, aggressive — i believe in equal pay, i will carry my own things, i will do my own things, and that set a tone perhaps for what was going on in the rest of the world. we

report icl moore, another total stranger, got jon's kidney.not fixing somebody's sooter. >> no, it's an unbelievable act of kindness. >> reporter: michael says the best gift ever. but not only for the obvious reason. >> because you find out that there's other people in the world that care, and... that's-- that's a strong message. >> reporter: a message that jon says is only going to get louder. >> i really want to give a piece of my liver. >> reporter: are you joking? >> no. if the grave is home plate, i want to come sliding into it at this point, you know? bare-minimum organs. you might find me on "my strange addiction." i'm addicted to giving organs. ( laughs ) >> reporter: addicted to helping others. there are certainly worse vices. steve hartman, "on the road," in pittsburgh. >> o'donnell: all of us could use a similar addiction. that is the "cbs evening news" thks for joining us this week. i'll see you again on monday. od night. >>> we just talk to metallica who was about to take the stage. >>> plus is the antonio brown drama finally over

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