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" The women at all levels of the entertainment industry - from interns to Oscar winners - who kept quiet to protect their careers should be a lesson to every CEO and HR department. "

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" I'm 27, and I have no idea what I am doing half the time. I am just trying the best I can, and I think that speaks to a lot of other women out there. "

Whitney Wolfe Herd

Think

Women

I Am

" Hate speech, racism, and bigotry are intolerable realities that we must all come together to take action against. "

" If you're doing anything disruptive, and if you know it to be good and true and progressive, let the naysayers fuel you to work harder and go faster and sleep less. "

" Candidly, I've noticed that throughout my career, whether in offices that are majority male or majority female, the men are quick to advocate for themselves for a higher starting salary or more pay bumps over time. "

" 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. "

" The most successful apps have taken a societal problem and built an accessible and democratic solution. "

" Love, friendship, networking - these are all critical connections and the foundation of a healthy, happy life. "

" 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. "

Whitney Wolfe Herd

Time

Alone

" I knew I was ambitious; I knew I was passionate and that I wanted to change the world in some shape or form, but I had no idea what that might look like. "

" Amassing a user base is a lot harder than one might think. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" Bumble is the perfect fit for New Zealand, a country that has always been a world leader when putting women first. "

" I don't know why the leaders of social networks have overlooked the idea of rules. Real-life behavior is becoming more reflective of social media instead of vice versa, and that's a dangerous thing. "

" We encourage failure among young men; we celebrate it... It's a badge of honour for a man. Yet attach those same words and experiences to a woman, and society writes her off. "

" Misogyny is not something that you want to be a part of. "

" Often, the best jobs come out of just meeting people and letting one thing lead to another. "

" I've run into women who can be highly problematic, detrimental, and mean, just like I've seen that in men. "

" Bullies will attack your confidence, but you cannot let them kill your ambition. "

" The biggest lesson I've learned is that hurt people hurt people, and kindness is just as contagious. So if you can focus your efforts on engineering kindness, it will prevail. "

" I always felt that, for me, as a woman, I always had to wait around. In all other arenas, I was ambitious and a go-getter, but when it came to dating, I wasn't supposed to go after what I wanted. "

Whitney Wolfe Herd

Woman

Wait

" I just don't harbor resentment toward anything or anywhere or anyone - I'm too busy. "

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

" I realized that that Golden Rule does not exist online. You are not held to that same standard as when there is a teacher in the room or someone monitoring behavior. "

" Companies must put infrastructure in place to support their female employees and ensure that they receive the benefits of male and female leadership. "

" I didn't really understand the concept of feminism until the media started to talk about it surrounding my name. "

" 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. "

" I always wanted to have a scenario where the guy didn't have my number, but I had his. What if women make the first move, send the first message? And if they don't, the match disappears after 24 hours, like in Cinderella, the pumpkin and the carriage? It'd be symbolic of a Sadie Hawkins dance - going after it, girls ask first. "