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" I would pay good money for a British accent. "

Whitney Wolfe Herd

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" I was tired of a system where women waited around for men to send them a message or ask them out. With Bumble - first a dating app, now a social network that helps you make empowering connections in love, life, and business - women had to make the first move, or the match was void. "

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" I run a dating site, but I will gladly tell someone, 'Do not date someone if it's not right.' And don't settle. This settling thing is insane. I've literally had to force friends out of relationships because they want to be married by a certain age, so they just date these guys that are not right for them. "

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" I think, traditionally, power is perceived as something that belongs to men and is an excuse to behave in a disempowered way. "

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" When women come together, we make a lot of amazing stuff happen. "

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" Being solicited on LinkedIn is a real thing that happens. "

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" I'm so tired of this notion that women only need to support women. Why can't we all support each other? "

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" There were dozens of dating apps when Bumble came on the scene, but they weren't able to attract critical mass in a young professional group. "

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" I was 24 when I was embroiled in a high-profile lawsuit. This was 2014, long before, en masse and on social media, we said #MeToo and #TimesUp. At the time, I felt completely alone. Visceral, hateful online harassment from strangers left me paranoid and anxious for years afterward. "

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" Everyone deals with trauma differently, and recovery is always a work in progress. But courage is contagious, and the more that people stand up and speak out against misogyny, the faster we can create the kind of world where we won't have to. "

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" From its conception, I wanted Bumble's culture to match its values. If women were taking charge on our app, then they'd be running the show behind the scenes, too. "

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" Although it is tempting to describe the conduct of Tinder's senior executives as 'frat-like,' it was, in fact, much worse - representing the worst of the misogynist, alpha-male stereotype too often associated with technology startups. "

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" I think so many women allow themselves to be defined by somebody else's narrative. "

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" I'm so proud of the community we've been able to bring together, and the notion of women making the first move is no longer taboo; it's no longer a scarlet letter to have a voice. "

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" I want to go to every corner of the Earth where women are and make sure that every single woman on this planet knows that you should make the first move, it's OK to make the first move. They are equal, and they should be empowered. "

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" Every woman in this world is allowed to define themselves how they want. "

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