Spring Is All Around

The other day I spent some time thinking about what Caitlin Clark, Taylor Swift, and Beyoncé all have in common. I was trying to think about what characteristics they might share, other than the fact that they are three powerful young women at the top of their games. But then I realized that that itself is extraordinary. They are three powerful women redefining female power and their industries right before our very eyes.

As a woman who grew up without that kind of role model, I find what they’re doing beyond inspiring. These women are radically reframing what's possible, as well as what people think of power, talent, motherhood, femininity, and earning capability. So too are leaders like University of South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley, who carried her team to the national championship this week and showed us that class and sportsmanship can coexist. I’m thrilled that my daughters, my granddaughters, my sons, and all of us get to witness all of these women’s accomplishments in real-time.