The consequences for failure are very different if you're a woman or a person of color than they are if you're a guy. If you're a guy who makes a mistake, you get a second chance. Often, for those of us who are outsiders, we make a mistake, and that's the end of the conversation.

When people doubt your right to be somewhere, the responsibility falls on you to prove over and over again that you deserve to be there.

I have a fairly hefty resume because I'm pretty aggressive about doing things that I think I need to do.

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