Nancy Pelosi: “…you have to be prepared to throw a punch, for the children.” https://t.co/8jQRguNIAs
— Christopher Cadelago (@ccadelago) March 22, 2023
It’s not bragging when you’ve actually done it…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s advice to women aspiring to succeed in politics or the workplace is simple: Know your motivation, and don’t be afraid to throw a punch.
The California Democrat, the first woman to serve as House speaker and one of a few in history to hold the position twice, was interviewed by Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Emma Tucker at WSJ’s Women in the Workplace Forum on Tuesday evening at Lincoln Center in New York.
“Just have so much confidence,” she told women in attendance. “Difference of opinion is a very big strength, that’s why we need more women at the table.”…
In her remarks Tuesday, she said women’s ambitions can benefit from both solid preparation and embracing the reason they are pursuing a job or higher office.
“Know your why. Why do you want to undertake this. To be in Congress. To be in the news business, to be in entertainment, to be in the corporate world…why should you be the one that has that particular position at that time.”For her, as a mother of five children, she said she was focused on improving the lives of children nationwide, struck by a statistic that more than one in five children in the U.S. live in poverty.
When asked why anyone would want to pursue a career in politics, Mrs. Pelosi referred to Theodore Roosevelt. “When you’re in the arena, you have to be prepared to take a punch, it’s rough in the arena, and you have to be prepared to throw a punch, for the children,” she said…
If you want to get a crowd of women leaders at the White House to cheer especially loud, mention Nancy Pelosi.
— Christina Reynolds (@creynoldsnc) March 22, 2023
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