Amy Gallant Sullivan

Back to school. Back to conversations about bullying.

We teach children to recognize it in the schoolyard. But bullying doesn’t end when people grow up. It follows us into boardrooms, contracts, and business relationships.

As a female founder, I have seen how some men in positions of power respond when they are challenged - especially when they are in the wrong. Rather than acknowledge a mistake, they try to intimidate the woman who points it out. They count on their authority, their connections, and her exhaustion to keep her quiet.

I am fed up with being bullied.

Standing up for my work, my company, and what is right does not make me “difficult.” Asking someone to be accountable is not an invitation to be threatened or diminished.

To every female founder who has been made to feel small for refusing to stay silent: I see you. Keep your voice. Keep your ground.

Bullying has no place in the schoolyard. It has no place in business, either.

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