You inspire many women around the world to
move forward in their careers and aim for the
corner office, but what/who inspires you to
be brave?
There are three things that inspire me, beginning
with the memory of my mother who was one
of the bravest women I know. She didn’t have
an easy life but she was brave in everything
she did and through her example I learned that
not only could I be brave too, but that I must
be brave. The second is when I think about
all of the women who made it possible for me
to achieve what I have. Harriet Tubman, Mary
Kay Ash, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Golda Meir
are a few of my heroes and they inspire me to
continue working for change. The third is just
knowing how much more work there is to do
before there is true equality between men and
women. My work will not be done when there
are equal numbers of men and women running
corporations, sitting on boards, and leading
companies. My work will be done when there
are more women than men in these positions.
Only then will I know we are finally gender-blind.
Sarah Bareilles song, says “everyone has been
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