Project Description
THE DRIVEN
WOMEN PROJECT
We want every woman and girl to see themselves in the stories of a successful woman and realize that it’s ok to be yourself, in fact, it’s the only thing that works.
How do we disrupt the gender imbalances still found in male-dominated industries like STEM fields, medicine, politics, etc.? We increase the visibility of some otherwise not so widely known role models who have successfully navigated these careers, with the purpose of forging a stronger, more relatable connection that will serve to empower young women to forge similar paths of their own.
MEET THE DRIVEN WOMEN
SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | ENGINEERING | MATH | LAW | CIVIL SERVICE | EXECUTIVES
MEET THE DRIVEN WOMEN
SCIENCE | TECHNOLOGY | ENGINEERING | MATH | LAW | CIVIL SERVICE | EXECUTIVES
These women have excelled in industries, and jobs that are typically associated with men. In these masculinized arenas, they have held their own, ruthlessly lived their truths, and are unapologetic about their femininity. They own their identities. I’ve spoken with them about their journeys, their struggles, their ambitions, and their thoughts on how to close the gender gap in these fields.
These women currently live in the U.S. where I personally interviewed and photographed them (Boston, Seattle, Utah, Nebraska, San Francisco, Orange County, CA, Connecticut, etc), but with an eye toward diversity and inclusion, they originally hail from all over the world (Pakistan, Romania, Israel, and the U.S.), have different backgrounds growing up, and have made a variety of different lifestyle choices.
As of January 2019, I’ve completed 13 interviews and counting, so please enjoy the VERY FIRST installment of Driven Women Project below. New installments are posted every six weeks.
MICHELLE GIRARD
FINANCE
“To me, success is really doing what you love, being authentic to yourself in that role, and being recognized and rewarded for the hard work that’s put in.”
MICHELLE GIRARD
FINANCE
“To me, success is really doing what you love, being authentic to yourself in that role, and being recognized and rewarded for the hard work that’s put in.”
OLIVIA ALBRECHT
FINANCE
“We don’t have to be thinkers and not feelers just because that’s what men want us to be.”
OLIVIA ALBRECHT
FINANCE
“We don’t have to be thinkers and not feelers just because that’s what men want us to be.”
KAREN KARNIOL-TAMBOUR
FINANCE
“I had to admit that I might not necessarily be good at it. It’s too easy to stick to the stuff that you’re already really good at.”
KAREN KARNIOL-TAMBOUR
FINANCE
“I had to admit that I might not necessarily be good at it. It’s too easy to stick to the stuff that you’re already really good at.”
GAIL PERRY
LAW
“I knew I needed to have a hard job to get anything out of myself, so I found one.”
GAIL PERRY
LAW
“I knew I needed to have a hard job to get anything out of myself, so I found one.”
MAUREEN POLLACK
INVENTOR/FOUNDER
“It’s funny because I’ve heard from men so many times that too much talking isn’t helpful. I reject that notion. And now, since I launched WaterSlyde™ in 2012, it has been written up in magazines all over the world, and I have gone on radio shows with audiences of 4 million people.”
MAUREEN POLLACK
INVENTOR/FOUNDER
“It’s funny because I’ve heard from men so many times that too much talking isn’t helpful. I reject that notion. And now, since I launched WaterSlyde™ in 2012, it has been written up in magazines all over the world, and I have gone on radio shows with audiences of 4 million people.”
KELLY GRANT
LAW ENFORCEMENT
“You’re not leaving the state police academy unless you are fully trained. When you come out, you’ll have all the confidence in the world. For me, I didn’t realize that I could do all the things that I can do now.”
KELLY GRANT
LAW ENFORCEMENT
“You’re not leaving the state police academy unless you are fully trained. When you come out, you’ll have all the confidence in the world. For me, I didn’t realize that I could do all the things that I can do now.”
ELLEN MURRAY
FIRE SERVICE
“I worked really hard to achieve the promotions I had in the fire department. I don’t give up.”
ELLEN MURRAY
FIRE SERVICE
“I worked really hard to achieve the promotions I had in the fire department. I don’t give up.”
SUPPORT THE DRIVEN WOMEN PROJECT
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