Who or what inspires you to celebrate women's achievement, raise awareness against bias or take action for equality?
We'll post our colleagues' answers to this question on social media on International Women's Day (March 8) and throughout the month. Please like and share the quotes! This year's theme is #BreaktheBias.
Manaasa Thyagarajan, Associate Systems Engineer
Atsuko Iono, Marketing Manager
“I respect Sadako Ogata, High Commissioner at UNHCR, who has held positions in the United Nations, chairing the UNICEF Executive Board and serving on the UN Commission on Human Rights.”

Gina Xie, Marketing Manager
Qiana Eaglin, Manager, Technical Writing
“My daughter and nieces inspire me to take action for women’s equality. My hope is that one day we will win the fight and all women will experience equality.”

Rachel Smith, General Counsel
Ida Rahim, Senior Associate Inside Sales Account Representative
Sachiko Ishibashi, Senior Marketing Specialist
“I respect Katsuko Saruhashi, Japanese geochemist who founded the Japan Association of Women Scientists and the Saruhashi Prize, awarded to exemplary women scientists.”

Diana Levey, Senior Director, Marketing
Alisa Hunt-Lowery, Systems Engineer
Landra Cunningham, Marketing Manager
“My grandmothers inspire me to celebrate women’s achievement. The woman they raised is now living a life in a world they could have never imagined. All because they told me I could. There is so much to accomplish for gender equality, but celebrating our achievements reminds us that we can. I am inspired by how much there is to celebrate.”

Janet Stone, Director, Human Resources