Thank you for making space in meetings. Thank you for all of it, but especially that.

It’s difficult to have faith in your own voice when it’s consistently drowned out - especially in those subtle ways it happens in meetings.

Early in my career, I worked with a man who would consistently refer back to a woman who had been interrupted. He always made it seem organic and I don’t think most of the men even realized it was happening. But the women noticed the pattern. I know I’m not the only woman who learned to be more comfortable advocating for myself, thanks to him.