'Just when it gets hard, don't back up, lean in,' businesswoman and philanthropist Melinda Gates on stepping up when the going gets tough
For Gates, there’s never been a more critical time to call the world to action on empowering women. “After doing this work for twenty years all over the world, I know that equality can’t wait,” she says. “Women can be CEOs, they can run a company, they can be an entrepreneur, they can run for office, they can be President of the United States.
“I've learned we need to look at all those places of perfectionism and just break them down. They are so not true. Nobody's perfect, nor should we try to be. It takes too much energy.”“Surround yourself with other people who know you and know your true self and can remind you of that best self. You're going to be okay being who you are, not this label that somebody else wants to put on you or a message you're getting from society.
“I go into situations where I'm nervous or where I'm not sure how I'm going to greet the person. I have to work on that, but I also have to show that it's okay. Even if I mess up. Just as, why don't we talk about the fact that men are nervous going into some rooms? My husband is still nervous going into some rooms or uncomfortable. We have to say,"Look, those are full ranges of human emotions. And let's not paint people in one light.
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