I hear the women I know and love that are years older than me and are far into their careers and talk about work experiences that violate Title IX. But they are stories being told at the dinner table and at family gatherings, not reports and action being taken. A male employer states, “save up your sick days, you’ll need them” to all the new young female hires. Women hide pregnancy in job interviews. After they’ve been hired they’re asked why they didn’t reveal that information in their interview – insinuating that pregnancy is a deal breaker. A male coworker drops something on purpose and asks his female counterpart to pick it up. These are all stories I’ve heard and examples of what GenZ won’t tolerate in the workplace. Conversation around dinner tables and family gatherings will be taken directly to forums where they can be heard.

I am fortunate to be growing up in a time where women can speak up. A time when female role models are strong and make themselves heard. I’m growing up in a time when we can and are “making the world listen.” Click To Tweet

I am fortunate to be growing up in a time where women can speak up. A time when female role models are strong and make themselves heard. I’m growing up in a time when we can and are “making the world listen.” Nike’s Dream Crazy campaign contributes to this new norm and is amplifying multiple minority and underrepresented voices.

Nike has never been a brand to be neutral on important issues which is why I have always admired Click To Tweet
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Nike has never been a brand to be neutral on important issues which is why I have always admired and preferred the brand over others. Nike’s Dream Crazy campaign in particular gives me chills time and time again. Nike has ignited an important conversation and is normalizing minorities and underrepresented groups in the media. This is necessary. Change starts with conversation. Change starts with challenging norms and pushing boundaries, and frankly, it’s minorities and underrepresented groups who are creating change, not the privileged. We all know the privileged can make history, but what about everyone else? Well, they can too, and Nike is celebrating those athletes who have been and are part of changing our world. Nike provides a space to speak up and advocate for diversity and inclusion, which are part of GenZ’s core values.

Nike has ignited an important conversation and is normalizing minorities and underrepresented groups in the media. Click To Tweet

My favorite phrase from the videos and campaign as a whole is “Don’t believe you have to be anybody, to be somebody.” This quote encompasses everything in the world today regarding discrimination, prejudice, hate and other negative words to describe the way people treat one another. This quote breaks down all stereotypes and allows for anybody to be somebody. You don’t have to look a certain way to play a certain sport. You just have to be you. You can be any race, any religion, any gender and anything and everything you dream is possible because you have a dream that you believe in wholeheartedly.

it’s minorities and underrepresented groups who are creating change, not the privileged. We all know the privileged can make history, but what about everyone else? Well, they can too, and Nike is celebrating those athletes who have been… Click To Tweet

Celebrate you for all that you are and all that you can do

The most important piece of the campaign is the importance of celebrating people for who they are, and that means every person. Racism, discrimination, hate, prejudice and stereotypes have been around since the beginning of time. Start celebrating people for all that they are. Celebrate people for their dreams and their courage to be crazy enough to follow them. Celebrate diversity. Celebrate people who toe the line and when necessary, cross it. Celebrate the ones who are quietly creating change as well as the people who are “making the world listen.” Celebrate the people who, instead of changing their dream, are changing the world like Nike’s campaign put it. And celebrate you for all that you are and all that you can do.

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