“Bravery is not a gendered trait.”
Caroline Paul
With the torrent of #metoo, #timesup, and #whyididntreport revelations, I sometimes feel like I’ve heard or seen or experienced it all. But, somehow, I keep getting sucker-punched by truths I feel I should have already known. Caroline Paul threw one of those punches when she said, “Bravery is not a gendered trait,” on an episode of Design Matters with Debbie Millman. My brain knew that was true, but when she said that, I realized my heart hadn’t caught up yet.
What truths have you heard lately that knocked the wind out of you?