With men, Meena says, “it’s like, ‘He’s a doer. He’s about business. He doesn’t play around.’” But when it comes to women, she continues, “It’s not the same and we have to acknowledge us as a society women tell how to be and exist in the world. This is the idea: “You can be ambitious but not too ambitious. Stay on your track. “
So she is embarking on a new course with her second children’s book, Ambitious Girl, which follows a tiny protagonist on a journey to regain her value. Because despite the year 2021, women are still being told that their personality is to … something. Meena herself could go through the alphabet with words that got in her way: ambitious, bossy, competitive, direct …
“That’s just more power,” she explains. “Go on, keep telling me all the things that I’m too good at.” Because the louder it is with its achievements and brings about change, the louder future generations will be. “Reclaim the strength in these words,” she advises. “We’re talking about changing culture and creating a fairer society.”
