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CEOs of top companies could probably use a dose of not-asking-for-raise behavior and less self-entitlement, rather than us trying to change girls in order to fit into the common mold of what we think a CEO looks like.

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Adora Svitak
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: October 15
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