“Being a girl sucks,” she says, a dry chuckle following her words. “There’s this impossible balance we’re all working to find: being tough without being too masculine, smart without being arrogant, kind without being a pushover, beautiful without being prissy, and successful without being aggressive. This massive pendulum is constantly in flux, and the joke is on us women because everyone is constantly judging us—and more often than not, we’re our own toughest critic.”
