“We have a lot of women on our team, and women of color. I try hard to model certain behaviors because I know that there are other people, like me, who have been socialized professionally to not be comfortable giving orders. I would like to empower them”
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Maya Rupert is a trailblazing campaign manager for a trailblazing campaign: As the 38-year-old black woman strategizing for Julián Castro, the Democratic primary’s only Latinx candidate , she knows what it’s like to be in a position that, until now, hasn’t been held by people like her. Especially because she considers herself an activist first.
Then I get on the phone with my sister and her wife, who live in Chicago. They call me and put me on speakerphone and get ready for their day like I’m in the room. We work in very different areas, but as black women in leadership roles, a lot of times we’re dealing with similar issues. In addition to just being my sisters and best friends, I have that built-in support network.Every day, there are the things I know are going to happen: I’m going to have a conversation with the candidate.
I almost want to say he took a chance on me, but the thing is, he doesn’t treat it like he was taking a chance. He treats it like he looked around and saw the person he wanted running this campaign, and because of that confidence, I feel like I’m able to get up and do it every day.I definitely have those moments in managing where I have to say to myself, “Wait a minute … I’m actually not asking a question. Just do this.
Having a candidate like the secretary on the stage opens the conversation immensely. I see in real time the value of diverse teams. Something comes up, and we have more confidence that things won’t get missed, because there are a lot of perspectives in the room.
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