March: Celebration of Women and Girls.

March is a Month to celebrate Women and Girls all over the world. For putting in the work, trailblazing the way. Showing grit, determination, selfless sacrifice, authentic-self, care, compassion, love, vulnerability, servant leadership,

Stacey Abrams -"We can do this together, because individually you have purpose, together we have power."

Dr. Angela Duckworth - "Consistency of efforts over the long run is everything".

Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts - Race, Work & Leadership.

Dr. Audrey J Murrell - Associate Dean CBA -Professor of Business Administration, Psychology, Public and International Affairs

Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard - Professor of Management

Thasunda Brown Duckett- "I just bring the best version of Thasunda, all of me, to the table, because I want everyone else to do the same." 

Keisha Lance Bottoms: "I'd rather go down fighting than stand as a loser."

Lori Lightfoot: "Make no mistake about it: Change is hard, but change is necessary."

Erika H James: - Dean Wharton GSB

VPOTUS H.E. Kamala Harris - "What I want young women and girls to know is: you are powerful and your voice matters.

H.E. Hillary Clinton - "I believe the primary role of the state is to teach, train and raise children, Parents have a secondary role". "It takes a Village to raise a child".

H.E. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - "Investing in Women is smart economics, and investing in girls, catching them upstream, is even smater economics."

H.E. Angela Merkel - Chancellor Germany - "Democracy must be our answer to terrorism."

H.E Jacinda Ardern - Prime Minister of New Zealand - "I want to be a good leader, not a lady leader. I dont want to be known simply as the woman who gave birth." "We need to address the societal well-being of our nation, not just the economic well-being."

H.E Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - Former President Liberia - "The size of your dream must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them. If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough."

H.E. Erna Solberg - Prime Minister Norway - "When you invest in a girls education, she feeds herself, her children, her community and her nation."

H.E. Bidhya Devi Bhandari - President of Nepal

H.E. Tsai Ing-wen -President of Taiwan - "Democracy is not just an election, its our daily lives."

H.E. Sheikh Hasina - Prime Minister Bangladesh - "This country is ours, we all have to build the country together."

H.E. Saara Kuugongelwa - Prime Minister Namibia

H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid - President of Estonia - "Small nations have no time for smal goals - they have to think big in order to become contributors."

H.E. Ana Brnabić -President of Serbia

H.E. Halimah Yacob - President of Singapore

H.E. Katrín Jakobsdóttir - Prime Minister of Iceland -"Many female politicians in Iceland would never have got where we are today, if it wasn't for childcare and parental leave. I am an excellent example of that."

H.E. Paula-Mae Weekes - President of Trinidad and Tobago (TNT)

H.E. Mia Mottley - Prime Minister of Barbados

H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde - President of Ethiopia - Leadership is an attitude and starts with paying attention to your environment and having a sense of responsibility. You can nurture this wherever you are."

H.E. Salome Zurabishvili - President of Georgia

H.E. Zuzana Čaputová - President of Slovakia - "I rely on traditional Christian values, such as compassion and love for our neighbor's and for people who belong to a minority. I would consider it positive if this country's is united."

H.E. Mette Frederiksen - Prime Minister of Denmark

H.E. Sanna Marin - Prime Minister of Finland - "We all have to fight each and every day for equality." "Equality is everyones business."

H.E. Katerina Sakellaropoulou - President of Greece

H.E. Rose Christiane Raponda - Prime Minister of Gabon

H.E. Victoire Tomegah Dogbé - Prime Minister of Togo

H.E. Vjosa Osmani - Acting President Kosovo

H.E. Ingrida Šimonytė - President of Lithuania

H.E. Maia Sandu -President of Moldova

H.E. Kaja Kallas - Prime Minister of Estonia

H.E. Nancy Pelosi Speaker US House Congress - "Be yourself, know your power, have confidence in what you have to contribute."

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) - "The idea that a woman can be as powerful as a man is something that our society cant deal with. But, I am as powerful as a man and it drives them crazy."

H.E. Kate Brown -Governor of Oregon

Kay Ivey - Governor of Alabama

Kim Reynolds - Governor of Iowa

Gretchen Whitmer - Governor of Michigan

Janet Mills - Governor of Maine

Michelle Lujan Grisham - Governor of New Mexico

Kristi Noem - Governor of South Dakota

Laura Kelly -Governor of Kansas

H.E. Kathleen Sebelius - Former US Governor and Secretary

H.E. Janet Napolitano - Former US Governor and Secretary

H.E. Nikki Haley - Former US Governor and Secretary

H.E. Susan Rice - Director of the Domestic Policy Council of the United States/Former US Diplomat

H.E. Condoleezza Rice - Former United States Secretary of State

Melinda Gates - Co chair Bill & Melinda Gates foundation

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Author

Simone Biles - US Gymnast Superstar

Serena William - US Tennis Superstar

Venus Williams - US Tennis Superstar

Megan Rapinoe - US Soccer Superstar

Abisola Abi Olajuwon - Coach & Former WNBA Superstar

Ilhan Omar - Rep US Congress

Ayanna Pressley - Rep US Congress

Rashida Tlaib - Rep US Congress

Amanda Gorman - Poet

Malala Yousafzai - Nobel Laureate & Advocate

Dr. Jill Biden - FLOTUS

Laura Bush - Former FLOTUS

Michelle Obama - Former FLOTUS

Melania Trump - Former FLOTUS

Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Late US Supreme Courts Justice

Ijeoma Oluo - Author 

Brene Brown - Research Professor

Shaun Robinson - Journalist and Author

Sara Blakely - CEO Spanx

Whitney Johnson -CEO WLJ Advisors

Laysha Ward - EVP Target

Arianna Huffington - CEO Thrive Global

Gretchen Rubin - Author

Winnie Byanyima Executive Director UNAIDS

Christine Lagarde - President European Central Bank

Ana Botin - Executive Chair Banco Santander

Ginni Rometty - Former Chairwoman /CEO - IBM

Kristalina Georgieva - Managing Director IMF

Sramana Mitra - Founder, One Million by One Million

Jill Schlesinger - Business Analyst, CBS News

Indra Nooyi - Former CEO PepsiCo

Carly Fiorina - Former CEO HP

Janet Foutty - Chairwoman Deloitte US 

Mary Barra - CEO General Motors

Gail Koziara Boudreaux - Former CEO UnitedHealthcare & current CEO Anthem

Safra Catz - CEO Oracle

Sonia Syngal - CEO Gap Inc.

Lisa Su - CEO Advanced Micro Devices

Julie Sweet - CEO Accenture

Orit Gadiesh -Chairwoman Bain &Co.


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