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Please stop telling women they need more confidence; they need advocates (a personal parable about public speaking and the conditions in which women find themselves)

Post author By Tara Makhmali
Post date November 17, 2017
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I’m terrified of public speaking. You wouldn’t know it. You wouldn’t see my pulse explode like lightning behind my eyes while the embodiment of my childhood self scaled a tree. You’d see a polished woman with a gleaming smile, a woman who appears as though she can’t be rattled. I’d pull it off. But I’m […]

Tags Empowerment, Equality, Feminism, Gender Equality, Generalizations, Perfection, Professional Women, Women in Business