'Dangerous is one of those words, like power, that is largely defined by negative images and associations.' patmitchell knows we're in dangerous times—and she's calling on dangerous women everywhere to rise up in response.
To elevate these stories, and many more of the women and men that I have met and continue to admire and learn from, I made the daunting decision to write a book. Along with my personal stories from the frontlines of media as a journalist, documentary producer, executive and as an engaged advocate for greater representation, access and opportunity for all women, I also include interviews with the women I mention here and many others.
It started four years ago in a writing residency at Bellagio, Rockefeller’s conference center in Italy—and just this week, on South Africa’s International Women’s Day, the finished manuscript finally went to the I am excited and yes, somewhat apprehensive, about putting my story out into the world. What kept me on this path is my deep belief that in sharing our stories, as women have done for generations, we inform and possibly inspire others.
Some friends have observed that I’m living dangerously this year by publishing a book and giving a TED Talk, but I am motivated and inspired by the words of one of my favorite poets, Mary Oliver, who wrote in the poem “Sometimes”:
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