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In the chapter on Ambition in The Seven Necessary Sins For Women and Girls, I examine what ambition is liberated from patriarchy, racism, and capitalism. What is ambition for a woman of colour? A poor woman? A woman whose goal is not to become rich or a CEO? #7necessarysins
What is ambition liberated from patriarchy, racism, classism? What is work? What is success? #7necessarysins
I ask what is ambition liberated from a corporate paradigm? Does ambition exist without “work?” And who determines what work is worthy of ambition? #7necessarysins
I share the ☝🏽because I just read @Anthony1983 Instagram post about how being a poet means for him being at peace with misalignment with conventional notions of success. Yes! #7necessarysins
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