Another Kind of Olympic Strength

We’re in the thick of an unprecedented Olympic games — not least because of the incredible women athletes who are speaking frankly and standing up for their mental health and well being. It’s powerful to watch.

This week, they inspired me to write about:

•	How we’re finally having an open, candid conversation about not only mental health, but also the impossibility of our standards (particularly for women)
•	Why “we’ll just have to be better,” isn’t a solution to women facing seemingly unending double standards
•	How maybe it’s time relax our absurdly high expectations of women — and ourselves

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When Black women win, we all win. Hear from some of the Black women who are speaking out against injustice — and disrupting money.⁠

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•	TikTok and … your resume? It’s a thing.
•	“Frenemies on the field, fiancées off of it.”
•	We got goosebumps (and a little teary-eyed) watching Sunisa Lee’s hometown Hmong community, the largest in the US, celebrating her gold medal. We’ll be running this on repeat today, thanks!
•	ICYMI: CEO Sallie Krawcheck recently spoke with Marketplace about what the pandemic means for women’s finances and Katie Couric Media about how to negotiate the salary you deserve.
•	Just some more overwhelming proof: Nothing bad happens when women have more money.

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🥇 Opinionated: Can You Believe These Olympics?

Another Kind of Olympic Strength

Give your goals a pep talk

It’s time to enter the race

It’s Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

Reading, watching, and need. to. discuss.

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