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 Mahika Arora. Through my initiatives and involvement that focuses on positivity and natural environment, I wish to leave a tremendous mark on the world. My aim is to see a world where people are positive and are never afraid to help the ones who are not.
Read MoreBy Genevieve Piturro. I have found that while it does take one idea and maybe one person to start something big, it takes a whole lot more people to start a movement and make a difference in thousands of lives.
Read MoreBy Tina Green. I have been able to tap into my creativity once again, something I rarely had time for before. I have had the time to think about what I truly want and the legacy I want to leave.
Read MoreBy Sonja Wasden. My desire was to break stigmas and start conversations around mental health. As part of my advocacy, I’ve been donating copies of my story to libraries in all 50 states. Libraries are the heart of the communities, so I decided that they were a great place to share my message of hope.
Read MoreBy Sweta Chawla. By owning the beauty wanting to express through me, I no longer felt like I stood out, but more like I was standing up. I felt connected to my deeper roots which gave me the courage to transcend my role as teacher, facilitator and coach to guiding other reluctant leaders into their own unique natural leadership.
Read MoreBy Alicia M Morgan. Showing up is so much more than being physically present; it is also listening to the needs of the people you serve.I see ways your generation leads differently than we have. I see clarity in your eyes about what is right and wrong. You embody inclusivity. You protect people’s rights to be who they are. Knowing that my decision to create a new narrative by getting involved has resulted in tangible change is galvanizing.
Read MoreBy Michelle Kinder. I see ways your generation leads differently than we have. I see clarity in your eyes about what is right and wrong. You embody inclusivity. You protect people’s rights to be who they are.Knowing that my decision to create a new narrative by getting involved has resulted in tangible change is galvanizing.
Read MoreBy Dr. Lorin R. Carter, Esq, E.I. Knowing that my decision to create a new narrative by getting involved has resulted in tangible change is galvanizing.
Read MoreBy Alejandra Ramos Gomez. I am no longer afraid to speak up because I know the content that I share is more important than how it sounds. Thinking and communicating in two languages is no longer a weakness, but instead, an act of self-love.
Read MoreBy 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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