I’ve been a content advisor to Melinda Gates’s Evoke website for a while now, but I recently had the honor of having my first byline on the site. I wrote about how if we want to achieve gender equality, women need to tell our own stories.

The more we have the language for expressing who we are, the easier it becomes to BE who we are.

In January of 2020, I want to be able to say that there are more female leaders than ever in every area of our lives. I believe that telling more women’s stories is an essential step on the path to realizing this vision.

Describing what you do to a five-year-old means being able to distill your work down to its essence.

I’m a champion for Girls Write Now, an organization that mentors underserved teen girls in NYC to find their voices through the power of writing and community. After all, teen girls who tell their stories become women who tell their stories.

I share President Obama's vision of a more female world. You know how we get there? More women’s stories. (But you knew I was going to say that.)