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"Girls will save us, heal us, and make this world a better place!"
Join Sara as she chats to Reshma Saujani, activist and social entrepreneur campaigning for equal rights for women and girls. They talk about how to unlearn perfectionism through courage and how structural changes often get ignored through our focus on individuals. You can find out more about Reshma's work here: Moms First - https://momsfirst.us/ ; and Girls Who Code - https://girlswhocode.com/.
Reshma Saujani is a leading activist and the founder of Girls Who Code and the Marshall Plan for Moms. She is the author of PAY UP: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think).
Reshma has spent more than a decade building movements to fight for women and girls’ economic empowerment, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector, and most recently advocating for policies to support moms impacted by the pandemic. Reshma is also the author of the international bestseller Brave, Not Perfect, and her influential TED talk, “Teach girls, bravery not perfection,” has more than five million views globally. Reshma began her career as an attorney and Democratic organizer. In 2010, she surged onto the political scene as the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress. Reshma lives in New York City with her husband, Nihal, their sons, Shaan and Sai, and their bulldog, Stanley.
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