It never ceases to amaze me how many different messages we get from society and various cultures about what it means to be a strong woman. For some it’s being a CEO or a successful entrepreneur. For others it’s strutting down a runway in Milan or being an Olympic athlete. Still others find strength in following their passion as a musician, an artist, a teacher, a doctor, a lawyer or an engineer.
Regardless of the image we form in our mind of what it means to be strong and at the top of our game, it’s very near impossible to ignore the messages embedded in pop culture about how we ought to get there. These subliminal messages come from hundreds of companies trying to profit from our insecurities. What they’re suggesting is that our gender – for better or for worse – can determine the extent of our success. And it’s the products that these companies market that will help us overcome our inadequacies.
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