“Ever since I was young, I have been owning my little businesses, without even knowing it. I had lemonade stands, made jewelry, and sold Girl Scout cookies, all for fun. Actually seeing women doing what they love makes me more hopeful for my future as an entrepreneur. Though there are 1,200 women creating businesses a day, I hadn't heard of a single one.”
From: New Jersey
Favorite entrepreneur in the Film: I felt especially touched by Annie Wang, co-founder of Senvol. Growing up, I was always in advanced classes because I was better at math than my peers. However, whenever I was in a group or had a presentation to do, I was never the first one to be asked a question; it was always a boy who was presumed to be more intelligent than me. As I got older, this only progressed, helping me relate further with Annie. Seeing her success brings me joy and hope for my future.
What social issue keeps you up at night? Child marriages; inequality of gender, sexuality, race, etc.; young girls in third world countries who are oppressed and unable to escape their situation.
If you could get career advice from 3 people who would they be? Kim Kardashian, Erin Andrews, Joanna Gaines
Why do you think it's important young women and men watch the stories in Dream, Girl? The generation I was born into is one that I am proud to be in. We are a group of young men and women who are ready to do anything to help promote equality in our world through protests, social media, movements, and more. To give girls a chance to grow up in a place of acceptance and opportunity is the first step of living in a world of equality, and this film has done it.