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I arrived back from an incredible few days in Tokyo with Google to kick off their Womenwill<\/a> program. The mission of Womenwill is to elevate women around the world and leverage the technology to inspire and empower women economically and socially.<\/p>\n

Of course, there are many factors\u2014like inflexible workplace policies, unconscious bias and entrenched gender norms\u2014that contribute to what\u2019s known as the ‘gender gap’. However, one of the biggest challenges women face is simply believing in themselves and owning their own personal agency to affect change\u2014in themselves, in their workplaces, communities and the world at large.<\/p>\n

Part of what lays beneath this is a deep sense of inadequacy; a constant feeling that we need to be more of something in order to be enough<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Not successful enough\u2026 organized enough\u2026confident enough\u2026 slim enough\u2026 talented enough\u2026 experienced enough\u2026 thoughtful enough… capable enough. If you\u2019re like many women I meet, you\u2019re probably pretty tough on yourself and often focus on what you haven\u2019t done, or didn\u2019t totally nail, versus all that you have done and did nail!<\/p>\n

Many women can be exceptionally self-critical; often far harder on themselves than on anyone else. If you relate, you\u2019re not alone.\u00a0In fact, you\u2019re in the company of a legion of amazing women who often feel they don\u2019t measure up on some parameter.<\/p>\n