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I think that people sometimes think of mentoring as something that older women do for younger women. They don't realize that we really do learn from … - Elizabeth Yeampierre
" "I think that people sometimes think of mentoring as something that older women do for younger women. They don't realize that we really do learn from each other across generations. There are times when I'm in a space with someone who's 19 years old or much younger than me, and I'm listening and learning and changing. I've changed the way that I communicate. I've changed the way that I think about gender. I've changed the way that I think about so many things because younger people have taught me.
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About Elizabeth Yeampierre
Elizabeth Yeampierre is a Puerto Rican attorney and environmental justice leader of African and indigenous ancestry, born and raised in New York City.
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