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Six inspiring women give insight into their personal journeys
Posted on Mar 11, 2021
Despite hosting
Top Chef for 15 years, co-founding a nonprofit, and publishing a handful of cookbooks, among other accomplishments, Padma Lakshmi has experienced impostor syndrome, along with many other high-achieving people.
But she never let her initial beliefs that she wasn’t qualified enough get in the way of her career. Her hope is that women and girls will do the same, feel less self-doubt than she did, and not be dissuaded from careers they want to pursue.
“Women, young women, and girls need to dream a bit bigger,” Lakshmi, TV host and producer, author, and UNDP Goodwill ambassador, told thousands of viewers on a livestream organized by Partners In Health (PIH). “We have to find somewhere deep within us.to say.I’m going for it. I’m going to let someone else tell me ‘no.’ I’m not going to let myself tell me ‘no’ before I even get started.”
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MOUNT ARLINGTON, N.J., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Cohort Sistas, a non-profit digital community that supports Black women pursuing research doctorates, announces the launch of its first fundraising campaign the 3.1% Campaign.Through March, the 3.1% campaign will bring awareness to Black women s underrepresentation among awarded doctoral degrees in the US, which stands at a meager 3.1%. With the goal of increasing the percentage to 5% by 2030, the 3.1% Campaign will help Cohort Sistas fund its mission and supply much-needed resources, mentorship programs, and an active community for Black women pursuing doctoral education.
Cohort Sistas With the first of March marking the intersection of Black History Month and Women s History Month, today is an incredibly timely moment to launch our 3.1% Campaign for Black women s education, said Dr. Ijeoma Kola, Founder and Executive Director of Cohort Sistas. I started Cohort Sistas in the summer o