"I ran for President in a mock trial at my high school. The opposition ran an attack ad about my high pitched voice. My feminine voice was somehow deemed not strong enough. There are things that are strong and powerful that are feminine - I don't have to change or be more masculine to be strong. The sexism that I've encountered isn't blatant, it is internalized." - Juliet Halvorson-Taylor graduated high school this Spring and is taking a gap year to work as a field organizer for the Hillary Clinton campaign.
Melissa Marsh
"When I was in High School I wanted to become the President of the United States - so I applied to the Universities that had the best American Studies and Political Science Programs. When I wrote to Columbia University for an application, they sent both an application for Columbia and for Barnard College. Even though my grandmother had gone to Smith College, I had no intention of going to an all woman's college. I didn't think having a four year break from competing with men would be beneficial for my career. But when I applied and ultimately accepted a spot at Barnard, I had no idea that it was a woman's college. It's amazing that it happened this way, but I am so proud to have gone to a woman's college." Melissa is the founder of PLASTARC and is an expert in workplace strategy. "In the end, I decided that through Architecture and occupant advocacy I could start/make change faster than if I were President. I may or may not be right."