Girls Like Me: Why Empowerment Isn’t Enough | Khushi Shah | TEDxNortheasternU

When I was a little girl, people used to tell me I could be anything. An astronaut, a pop star, maybe even the next Steve Jobs. But somewhere in between, you can be anything and you can be anything except something changes.We go from being celebrated for our confidence to being cautioned for it. The same boldness, curiosity, and ambition that were once praised at age 8 somehow become too much by the time we're 18. The world celebrates girls until we grow up.When we're younger, we're told to speak up and dre ...