A lot of women were betting on me because there were so few role models and I let them down. They had put me on a pedestal. I maybe enjoyed being in that limelight, but I couldn't reverse what I had done. Paula Broadwell More Quotes by Paula Broadwell More Quotes From Paula Broadwell I'm 100 percent serious. I've been fighting for equality for women's issues my entire life, in the military included. Paula Broadwell issues fighting military [Fighting for equality for women] that's what my mission has been for the last years. Paula Broadwell lasts fighting years If Ivanka Trump called, I think good people need to serve. Paula Broadwell people needs thinking I want to serve. I love my country. I love service above self and I don't want my talents to go to waste. I also want to send a message to other men and women who've tripped over themselves, or over life: that you need to serve your time in purgatory. Paula Broadwell self men country You need to accept responsibility for your mistakes. And I've done that. Paula Broadwell responsibility mistake needs You can reclaim your own narrative. Paula Broadwell narrative The national media don't know me. They know the caricature that was created of me by journalists who were frankly jealous of my access. And it was a very negative caricature. There's this propensity for blaming a woman. It comes down to implicit bias. There are so many studies that show this. Paula Broadwell jealous media negative My local paper, The New York Times, Yahoo News, CBS, and The Washington Post, all agreed to stop using the word 'mistress.' The big one was the Associated Press. They made a style change, and it's the gold standard that sets the guide for news outlets around the world. That's a small step for the American language, a medium step for feminism, and a huge step for me personally. Paula Broadwell mistress style new-york I think a lot of women were watching and wanted to see what his response and what the tone of it was and he's clearly wrestling with how to combat this issue, but I still feel like he wasn't strong enough. That was still a kind of tepid response. He needs to come out in no uncertain terms and say this unacceptable, if you're doing this, we don't want you in the corps. Paula Broadwell top-news I was driven when I was younger. Driven at West Point where it was much more competitive in that women were competing with men on many levels, and I was driven in the military and at Harvard, both competitive environments. Paula Broadwell more women military men I think it is important for working moms to recognize that family is the most important. Paula Broadwell i-think think family important Even when you've made mistakes in life, you can still contribute and pick up the stuff and move on. Paula Broadwell move-on mistakes you life I grew up in a strong faith-based family. I think I have selected to return to those roots for strength, for my family, for myself and to protect our children and to forgive others and move on and face forward. Paula Broadwell myself family strength children I introduced myself to then-Lieutenant General Petraeus and told him about my research interests; he gave me his card and offered to put me in touch with other researchers and service members working on the same issues. Paula Broadwell myself me service research A few months into my research, General Petraeus, who was then leading Central Command, invited me to go for a run with him and his team along the Potomac River during one of his visits to Washington. I figured I could interview him while we ran. Paula Broadwell river me team research Yes, I wear a number of hats. But my most important title is mom and wife. Paula Broadwell wear wife mom important
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