Here is an array of high achieving people from all walks of life, who pursued their visions, maybe had a mission, but are encouraging other high achievers to mentor and sponsor potential up and coming visionaries and oh… they all happen to be women!
A few selections:
Opray Wnfrey: quoting her boss at one time,
“Why should we pay them (her producers) more, they’re only a bunch of girls, what do they need more money for?”
Ilhan Omar: First Somali-American Muslim person to become a legislator
‘I said to my dad, “This doesn’t look like the America you promised.” (She still made it happen!)
Mary Barra: First woman to become CEO of a major automobile manufacturer:
“20 years ago, General Motors was encouraging women to take higher positions, so I never felt there was a glass ceiling.”
Shonda Rhimes, First woman to create three hit shows with more than 100 episodes each
Shonda Rhimes speaks about choices, expectations (of others for women and their roles) and finally recommends, just go for it, you never know unless you do!
‘There is plenty of room in the world for mediocre men, but is no room for mediocre women.’
Madeleine Albright:‘There is plenty of room in the world for mediocre men, but is no room for mediocre women.’
(Her granddaughter has only know women Secretary of States, thanks to Ms. Albright being the first, who goes by the motto, women need to help each other)
- Madeleine Albright
- Mary Barra
- Patricia Bath
- Elizabeth Blackburn
- Ursula Burns
- Candis Cayne
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Eileen Collins
- Kellyanne Conway
- Mo’ne Davis
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Gabby Douglas
- Rita Dove
- Ann Dunwoody
- Ava DuVernay
- Sylvia Earle
- Aretha Franklin
- Melinda Gates
- Selena Gomez
- Nikki Haley
- Carla Hayden
- Mazie Hirono
- Mae Jemison
- Maya Lin
- Loretta Lynch
- Rachel Maddow
- Rita Moreno
- Jennifer Yuh Nelson
- Ilhan Omar
- Danica Patrick
- Nancy Pelosi
- Michelle Phan
- Issa Rae
- Shonda Rhimes
- Lori Robinson
- Sheryl Sandberg
- Katharine Jefferts Schori
- Cindy Sherman
- Kathryn Smith
- Kathryn Sullivan
- Barbara Walters
- Alice Waters
- Serena Williams
- Geisha Williams
- Oprah Winfrey
- Janet Yellen