Take The Lead is sharing your Power To Change Stories here, in our weekly newsletter, and in an upcoming ebook collection. Each week we highlight true, personal stories from around the world of how you are using your power to activate change. Together we can support each other in the mission to reach gender and racial parity in leadership across all sectors. Submit your stories here.
By Jackie Robinson. I am building a community of women who are committed to standing united to close the leadership gender gap by supporting each other, sponsoring each other, and diligently seeking leadership opportunities where they can make a significant difference.
Read MoreBy Stephanie Drenka. I knew despite the language barrier and different life experiences-- we were connected; as Koreans, as women, as people who believed in justice and human dignity. My future work would be in her honor.
Read MoreBy Juliet Sorensen. I urge you to benchmark not the industry standard as it is, but as you would like it to be.
Read MoreBy Takara Beatheagundell. I keep going because the truth is I believe in myself and sometimes that’s all it takes to be seen. I wholeheartedly love designing. It’s a natural gift.
Read MoreBy Selin Ozünaldım. I am the youngest representative of HeForShe in Turkey, founder of the first Girl Up Club in Turkey which was started by United Nations Foundation to help girls build leadership skills, and brought the Girls Who Code movement to my country to encourage girls to be involved on the forefront on the STEM field.
Read MoreBy Karen Edwards. Lifting women up is like lighting a fire. When one woman lifts up another, and she, in turn, lifts another, the fire grows, and we wake up to all of which we are capable.
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