Nobody Can Succeed On Their Own.

I Realized That Searching For A Mentor Has Become The Professional Equivalent Of Waiting For Prince Charming. We All Grew Up On The Fairy Tale "seeping Beauty," Which Instructs Young Women That If They Just Wait For Their Prince To Arrive, They Will Be Kissed And Whisked Away On A White Horse To Live Happily Ever After. Now Young Women Are Told That If They Can Just Find The Right Mentor, They Will Be Pushed Up The Ladder And Whisked Away To The Corner Office To Live Happily Ever After. Once Again, We Are Teaching Women To Be Too Dependent On Others.

There's A Lot That Needs To Be Fixed In Dating For Men And Women In The U.s. - There's A Lot Of Pressure On Women To Do Things They May Not Want To Do. And If You Start Out Unequal, You Are Not Going To End Up With Equality.

When I Was In High School, I Was Voted Most Likely To Succeed.

I'd Like To See Where Boys And Girls End Up If They Get Equal Encouragement I Think We Might Have Some Differences In How Leadership Is Done

I Probably Shouldn't Admit This Since I Work In The Tech Industry, But I Still Prefer Reading Paper Books.