High achieving women who pull up the ladder behind them are… - J.K. Rowling

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High achieving women who pull up the ladder behind them are owed no fealty from other women. You can be a useful idiot for male cosplayers and cheats, or you can fight to ensure that girls who follow in your footsteps have a fair shot. You can't do both.

J.K. Rowling

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Joanne Rowling, CH, OBE, HonFRSE, FRCPE, FRSL (born 31 July 1965), is a British novelist, best known for writing the Harry Potter series as J. K. Rowling, a pen name devised using her grandmother's name, "Kathleen" as a middle name. Rowling has written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith and, since around 2020, has gained substantial attention for her advocacy of gender-critical feminism.

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Pen Names: Robert Galbraith

Birth Name: Joanne Rowling

Native Name: Joanne Kathleen Rowling

Alternative Names: JK • JKR • Joanne Murray • J. K. Rowling • Joanne K. Rowling • J.K.Rowling • JK Rowling • Rowling • J K Rowling

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