hi guys I’m super excited to talk to you today as Luke said my name is Christine
today as Luke said my name is Christine
today as Luke said my name is Christine Hill so let’s start off with a question
Hill so let’s start off with a question
Hill so let’s start off with a question how many of you were ever told that you
how many of you were ever told that you
how many of you were ever told that you couldn’t do something yeah
couldn’t do something yeah
couldn’t do something yeah whether it be you physically couldn’t do
whether it be you physically couldn’t do
whether it be you physically couldn’t do something or you weren’t allowed to do
something or you weren’t allowed to do
something or you weren’t allowed to do something and it sucks right so when I
something and it sucks right so when I
something and it sucks right so when I was growing up my mom and my dad always
was growing up my mom and my dad always
was growing up my mom and my dad always raised me with the mentality that
raised me with the mentality that
raised me with the mentality that obstacles were not really a problem an
obstacles were not really a problem an
obstacles were not really a problem an obstacle only meant that you had to work
obstacle only meant that you had to work
obstacle only meant that you had to work harder to accomplish whatever you’re
harder to accomplish whatever you’re
harder to accomplish whatever you’re trying to accomplish and if you wanted a
trying to accomplish and if you wanted a
trying to accomplish and if you wanted a spot at the top you had to work your
spot at the top you had to work your
spot at the top you had to work your butt off to get to the top and I didn’t
butt off to get to the top and I didn’t
butt off to get to the top and I didn’t realize until I came to college that
realize until I came to college that
realize until I came to college that that was going to mean something
that was going to mean something
that was going to mean something different to me as a woman but also as a
different to me as a woman but also as a
different to me as a woman but also as a woman in the science field so my purpose
woman in the science field so my purpose
woman in the science field so my purpose here today is to encourage you women to
here today is to encourage you women to
here today is to encourage you women to recognize the blockades that are
recognize the blockades that are
recognize the blockades that are established to limit you whether it be
established to limit you whether it be
established to limit you whether it be socially emotionally or mentally and
socially emotionally or mentally and
socially emotionally or mentally and thus overcome them by recognizing them
thus overcome them by recognizing them
thus overcome them by recognizing them but also to encourage them men in the
but also to encourage them men in the
but also to encourage them men in the room to realize and recognize the their
room to realize and recognize the their
room to realize and recognize the their women peers and to encourage them as
women peers and to encourage them as
women peers and to encourage them as leaders so I wasn’t always crazy and I
leaders so I wasn’t always crazy and I
leaders so I wasn’t always crazy and I didn’t always want to be a chemistry
didn’t always want to be a chemistry
didn’t always want to be a chemistry major but when I was growing up through
major but when I was growing up through
major but when I was growing up through elementary school I middle school in
elementary school I middle school in
elementary school I middle school in high school I was always really into the
high school I was always really into the
high school I was always really into the arts so I spent 15 years in my life
arts so I spent 15 years in my life
arts so I spent 15 years in my life dancing if anyone were to ask me what I
dancing if anyone were to ask me what I
dancing if anyone were to ask me what I wanted to be it was always an artist or
wanted to be it was always an artist or
wanted to be it was always an artist or a teacher and at the end of my high
a teacher and at the end of my high
a teacher and at the end of my high school career I wanted to be a doctor or
school career I wanted to be a doctor or
school career I wanted to be a doctor or a medical examiner and I had the
a medical examiner and I had the
a medical examiner and I had the opportunity to shadow a crime-scene
opportunity to shadow a crime-scene
opportunity to shadow a crime-scene investigator in Baltimore and I fell in
investigator in Baltimore and I fell in
investigator in Baltimore and I fell in with forensic science and the one that I
with forensic science and the one that I
with forensic science and the one that I was shadowing instructed me to to major
was shadowing instructed me to to major
was shadowing instructed me to to major in chemistry and not forensic science
in chemistry and not forensic science
in chemistry and not forensic science because if I were to change my mind
because if I were to change my mind
because if I were to change my mind later on forensic science would really
later on forensic science would really
later on forensic science would really limit where I could go as an alternative
limit where I could go as an alternative
limit where I could go as an alternative career option so I was like I went home
career option so I was like I went home
career option so I was like I went home to my mom I said mom I don’t even like
to my mom I said mom I don’t even like
to my mom I said mom I don’t even like chemistry I don’t like science like I
chemistry I don’t like science like I
chemistry I don’t like science like I don’t know what to do but I was very
don’t know what to do but I was very
don’t know what to do but I was very indecisive and I still AM so I was happy
indecisive and I still AM so I was happy
indecisive and I still AM so I was happy to accept the decision that someone else
to accept the decision that someone else
to accept the decision that someone else made so I said sure I’ll go to college
made so I said sure I’ll go to college
made so I said sure I’ll go to college and I’ll major in chemistry I when
and I’ll major in chemistry I when
and I’ll major in chemistry I when people um I would tell people they would
people um I would tell people they would
people um I would tell people they would look at me like I was nuts like people
look at me like I was nuts like people
look at me like I was nuts like people still do and they would tell me oh my
still do and they would tell me oh my
still do and they would tell me oh my gosh it’s going to be super hard but
gosh it’s going to be super hard but
gosh it’s going to be super hard but it’s a very type A personality school
it’s a very type A personality school
it’s a very type A personality school sort of came easy to me and I never
sort of came easy to me and I never
sort of came easy to me and I never really struggled with it so I said this
really struggled with it so I said this
really struggled with it so I said this will be fine it’ll be whatever so it
will be fine it’ll be whatever so it
will be fine it’ll be whatever so it wasn’t until I was one to two years into
wasn’t until I was one to two years into
wasn’t until I was one to two years into the major that I realized oh my gosh
the major that I realized oh my gosh
the major that I realized oh my gosh this is actually going to be hard yes or
this is actually going to be hard yes or
this is actually going to be hard yes or go halfway through P chem it sucks but
go halfway through P chem it sucks but
go halfway through P chem it sucks but it became a very proud moment for me
it became a very proud moment for me
it became a very proud moment for me because still when I bring it up that I
because still when I bring it up that I
because still when I bring it up that I am a chemistry major people look at me
am a chemistry major people look at me
am a chemistry major people look at me like I’m crazy but now that it’s
like I’m crazy but now that it’s
like I’m crazy but now that it’s presented as a challenge to me I have to
presented as a challenge to me I have to
presented as a challenge to me I have to conquer it and I have to accomplish my
conquer it and I have to accomplish my
conquer it and I have to accomplish my goals so being a chemistry major is not
goals so being a chemistry major is not
goals so being a chemistry major is not only challenging to me intellectually
only challenging to me intellectually
only challenging to me intellectually but also socially because a career in
but also socially because a career in
but also socially because a career in the stem field so science technology
the stem field so science technology
the stem field so science technology engineering or math is the complete
engineering or math is the complete
engineering or math is the complete opposite of what a woman is supposed to
opposite of what a woman is supposed to
opposite of what a woman is supposed to go into as a career so when women were
go into as a career so when women were
go into as a career so when women were starting to be allowed to have jobs in
starting to be allowed to have jobs in
starting to be allowed to have jobs in the 18th and 19th century the careers
the 18th and 19th century the careers
the 18th and 19th century the careers that they had were often just extensions
that they had were often just extensions
that they had were often just extensions of the
of the
of the Deas in the home they are very nurturing
Deas in the home they are very nurturing
Deas in the home they are very nurturing jobs they were nurses they were teachers
jobs they were nurses they were teachers
jobs they were nurses they were teachers they were not working in a lab by
they were not working in a lab by
they were not working in a lab by themselves all day doing experiments or
themselves all day doing experiments or
themselves all day doing experiments or on the side of a road at a crime scene
on the side of a road at a crime scene
on the side of a road at a crime scene wait police officers analyzing blood
wait police officers analyzing blood
wait police officers analyzing blood spatter with a dead body in front of
spatter with a dead body in front of
spatter with a dead body in front of them that’s not all what women were
them that’s not all what women were
them that’s not all what women were expected to do so as a woman in science
expected to do so as a woman in science
expected to do so as a woman in science I need to recognize the prejudices that
I need to recognize the prejudices that
I need to recognize the prejudices that will be against me and adjust my work
will be against me and adjust my work
will be against me and adjust my work ethic accordingly hey I never really
ethic accordingly hey I never really
ethic accordingly hey I never really noticed the prejudices against women
noticed the prejudices against women
noticed the prejudices against women until I came to college
until I came to college
until I came to college and I realize now three years in that I
and I realize now three years in that I
and I realize now three years in that I was very very naive coming into college
was very very naive coming into college
was very very naive coming into college as a freshman but really that’s what
as a freshman but really that’s what
as a freshman but really that’s what college is about it’s about keeping an
college is about it’s about keeping an
college is about it’s about keeping an open mind and realizing the capacity for
open mind and realizing the capacity for
open mind and realizing the capacity for improvement in the world around one of
improvement in the world around one of
improvement in the world around one of these one of the things that I watched
these one of the things that I watched
these one of the things that I watched that really sparked you know the
that really sparked you know the
that really sparked you know the feminist fire in my heart was a TED talk
feminist fire in my heart was a TED talk
feminist fire in my heart was a TED talk by Sheryl Sandberg and she’s the chief
by Sheryl Sandberg and she’s the chief
by Sheryl Sandberg and she’s the chief operating officer of Facebook and a
operating officer of Facebook and a
operating officer of Facebook and a founder of a website called Nena org and
founder of a website called Nena org and
founder of a website called Nena org and when I watched this TED talk and made me
when I watched this TED talk and made me
when I watched this TED talk and made me realize how subtle but present the
realize how subtle but present the
realize how subtle but present the inferior our teas are for women in
inferior our teas are for women in
inferior our teas are for women in success in general so one thing that she
success in general so one thing that she
success in general so one thing that she says in her talk is that women
says in her talk is that women
says in her talk is that women systematically underestimate their own
systematically underestimate their own
systematically underestimate their own abilities think about that so when a
abilities think about that so when a
abilities think about that so when a woman accomplishes something she doesn’t
woman accomplishes something she doesn’t
woman accomplishes something she doesn’t wave it around she doesn’t brag about it
wave it around she doesn’t brag about it
wave it around she doesn’t brag about it and that scene is mom
and that scene is mom
and that scene is mom this and women are applauded for being
this and women are applauded for being
this and women are applauded for being modest but I think that women should be
modest but I think that women should be
modest but I think that women should be more vocal about what they accomplished
more vocal about what they accomplished
more vocal about what they accomplished because they worked hard to accomplish
because they worked hard to accomplish
because they worked hard to accomplish that
that
that another thing that sheryl sandberg says
another thing that sheryl sandberg says
another thing that sheryl sandberg says in her TED talk is that men will
in her TED talk is that men will
in her TED talk is that men will attribute their success to themselves
attribute their success to themselves
attribute their success to themselves well women will attribute their success
well women will attribute their success
well women will attribute their success to external factors no offense guys I
to external factors no offense guys I
to external factors no offense guys I think you’re great too but if you ask a
think you’re great too but if you ask a
think you’re great too but if you ask a man why they accomplished what they
man why they accomplished what they
man why they accomplished what they accomplished they’ll say well because
accomplished they’ll say well because
accomplished they’ll say well because I’m awesome but if you ask a woman why
I’m awesome but if you ask a woman why
I’m awesome but if you ask a woman why she accomplished what she accomplished
she accomplished what she accomplished
she accomplished what she accomplished she’ll say well I worked really hard I
she’ll say well I worked really hard I
she’ll say well I worked really hard I had a lot of other help so once I watch
had a lot of other help so once I watch
had a lot of other help so once I watch this I began to pick up on those subtle
this I began to pick up on those subtle
this I began to pick up on those subtle and fury Arty’s in my everyday life so
and fury Arty’s in my everyday life so
and fury Arty’s in my everyday life so one aspect that I really noticed this in
one aspect that I really noticed this in
one aspect that I really noticed this in was in pop culture so I watch Netflix
was in pop culture so I watch Netflix
was in pop culture so I watch Netflix it’s my number one procrastination tool
it’s my number one procrastination tool
it’s my number one procrastination tool and one of the shows i watch is Sons of
and one of the shows i watch is Sons of
and one of the shows i watch is Sons of Anarchy Edison
Anarchy Edison
Anarchy Edison okay that’s cool yeah and in the show
okay that’s cool yeah and in the show
okay that’s cool yeah and in the show one of the more prominent female
one of the more prominent female
one of the more prominent female characters is not received well by my
characters is not received well by my
characters is not received well by my peer group and even individuals in the
peer group and even individuals in the
peer group and even individuals in the age group higher than me so she’s seen
age group higher than me so she’s seen
age group higher than me so she’s seen as manipulative trolling and the people
as manipulative trolling and the people
as manipulative trolling and the people that I talk to who happened to be men
that I talk to who happened to be men
that I talk to who happened to be men but whatever are saying oh my gosh I
but whatever are saying oh my gosh I
but whatever are saying oh my gosh I would not want her in my life at all
would not want her in my life at all
would not want her in my life at all another strong female character in one
another strong female character in one
another strong female character in one of those shows that I watched a suggest
of those shows that I watched a suggest
of those shows that I watched a suggest day from new girl
day from new girl
day from new girl that’s affection and she’s often seen as
that’s affection and she’s often seen as
that’s affection and she’s often seen as obnoxious or annoying and unrealistic so
obnoxious or annoying and unrealistic so
obnoxious or annoying and unrealistic so in real life I also noticed this knot I
in real life I also noticed this knot I
in real life I also noticed this knot I get out more than just watching TV but
get out more than just watching TV but
get out more than just watching TV but as supervisor I had the pleasure of
as supervisor I had the pleasure of
as supervisor I had the pleasure of working under um she is the head of her
working under um she is the head of her
working under um she is the head of her department she has a doctorate she’s
department she has a doctorate she’s
department she has a doctorate she’s confident bollock publishing she’s nice
confident bollock publishing she’s nice
confident bollock publishing she’s nice and she dresses really well and whenever
and she dresses really well and whenever
and she dresses really well and whenever I’m around her around her I just feel
I’m around her around her I just feel
I’m around her around her I just feel encouraged and I say to people oh my
encouraged and I say to people oh my
encouraged and I say to people oh my gosh she is so awesome I want to be like
gosh she is so awesome I want to be like
gosh she is so awesome I want to be like her and often the men Don around again
her and often the men Don around again
her and often the men Don around again no offense um will say oh no you don’t
no offense um will say oh no you don’t
no offense um will say oh no you don’t want to be like her she’s in a sort of
want to be like her she’s in a sort of
want to be like her she’s in a sort of liquid here or wow she really stepped on
liquid here or wow she really stepped on
liquid here or wow she really stepped on people’s toes to get where she is and I
people’s toes to get where she is and I
people’s toes to get where she is and I think to myself did she actually do
think to myself did she actually do
think to myself did she actually do something that you that offended you or
something that you that offended you or
something that you that offended you or are you intimidated by her because she’s
are you intimidated by her because she’s
are you intimidated by her because she’s successful in Anna power position of
successful in Anna power position of
successful in Anna power position of power that’s higher than you so
power that’s higher than you so
power that’s higher than you so basically what this comes down to is
basically what this comes down to is
basically what this comes down to is that success is not going to get you
that success is not going to get you
that success is not going to get you popularity and you’re not going to be
popularity and you’re not going to be
popularity and you’re not going to be well-liked but if you are accomplishing
well-liked but if you are accomplishing
well-liked but if you are accomplishing your goals and you are happy with your
your goals and you are happy with your
your goals and you are happy with your accomplishments and you have a group of
accomplishments and you have a group of
accomplishments and you have a group of people around you that are supporting
people around you that are supporting
people around you that are supporting you and helping you grow you don’t need
you and helping you grow you don’t need
you and helping you grow you don’t need to worry about the people that are going
to worry about the people that are going
to worry about the people that are going to say negative things about so I’m
to say negative things about so I’m
to say negative things about so I’m fortunate enough to have a solid group
fortunate enough to have a solid group
fortunate enough to have a solid group of supporters that can remind me of my
of supporters that can remind me of my
of supporters that can remind me of my goals and of my strong morals when I
goals and of my strong morals when I
goals and of my strong morals when I seem to forget them one of the women
seem to forget them one of the women
seem to forget them one of the women strong women in my life is of course my
strong women in my life is of course my
strong women in my life is of course my mom you can’t do it without
mom you can’t do it without
mom you can’t do it without I’m not your mom she’s always raised me
I’m not your mom she’s always raised me
I’m not your mom she’s always raised me to not rely on anyone else that I don’t
to not rely on anyone else that I don’t
to not rely on anyone else that I don’t need to tie myself to a man I don’t need
need to tie myself to a man I don’t need
need to tie myself to a man I don’t need anyone to get to where I want to go I
anyone to get to where I want to go I
anyone to get to where I want to go I can achieve that by myself also in my
can achieve that by myself also in my
can achieve that by myself also in my friend group we have these little
friend group we have these little
friend group we have these little mannerisms that will encourage each
mannerisms that will encourage each
mannerisms that will encourage each other and really highlight the positives
other and really highlight the positives
other and really highlight the positives of each day so it can be when we’re
of each day so it can be when we’re
of each day so it can be when we’re together or when we’re by ourselves
together or when we’re by ourselves
together or when we’re by ourselves but maybe one day we’re catching up over
but maybe one day we’re catching up over
but maybe one day we’re catching up over dinner and one of my best calm friends
dinner and one of my best calm friends
dinner and one of my best calm friends will say oh I had a presentation today
will say oh I had a presentation today
will say oh I had a presentation today so we’ll say yes presentation awesome
so we’ll say yes presentation awesome
so we’ll say yes presentation awesome or maybe you you’re wearing a fun new
or maybe you you’re wearing a fun new
or maybe you you’re wearing a fun new outfit and you post on snapchat like I
outfit and you post on snapchat like I
outfit and you post on snapchat like I did this morning and well comment on
did this morning and well comment on
did this morning and well comment on each other’s toes and be like yes shoes
each other’s toes and be like yes shoes
each other’s toes and be like yes shoes or yes hair and these kinds of things
or yes hair and these kinds of things
or yes hair and these kinds of things just encourage each other and it reminds
just encourage each other and it reminds
just encourage each other and it reminds us that you’re doing great at where you
us that you’re doing great at where you
us that you’re doing great at where you are and you need to let everyone know
are and you need to let everyone know
are and you need to let everyone know how great you’re actually doing another
how great you’re actually doing another
how great you’re actually doing another strong female role model I had in my
strong female role model I had in my
strong female role model I had in my life I met my freshman year of college
life I met my freshman year of college
life I met my freshman year of college and she was an upperclassman chemistry
and she was an upperclassman chemistry
and she was an upperclassman chemistry major and she purred took me under her
major and she purred took me under her
major and she purred took me under her wing and I talked about it all the time
wing and I talked about it all the time
wing and I talked about it all the time because she’s amazing and she’s recently
because she’s amazing and she’s recently
because she’s amazing and she’s recently graduated and she’s on her way to a
graduated and she’s on her way to a
graduated and she’s on her way to a applying a doctorate degree being a
applying a doctorate degree being a
applying a doctorate degree being a medical examiner or even a trauma
medical examiner or even a trauma
medical examiner or even a trauma surgeon and I just feel so blessed to be
surgeon and I just feel so blessed to be
surgeon and I just feel so blessed to be able to be a part of her life and watch
able to be a part of her life and watch
able to be a part of her life and watch her work through this as a woman trying
her work through this as a woman trying
her work through this as a woman trying to a
to a
to a both in the science field I think it’s
both in the science field I think it’s
both in the science field I think it’s so amazing another thing that sheryl
so amazing another thing that sheryl
so amazing another thing that sheryl sandberg says is that being confident
sandberg says is that being confident
sandberg says is that being confident and believing in your own self-worth is
and believing in your own self-worth is
and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your full
necessary to achieving your full
necessary to achieving your full potential and sometimes you’ll forget
potential and sometimes you’ll forget
potential and sometimes you’ll forget about your full potential and your
about your full potential and your
about your full potential and your self-worth but it’s important to have
self-worth but it’s important to have
self-worth but it’s important to have those people in your life that will
those people in your life that will
those people in your life that will support you and remind you of that so
support you and remind you of that so
support you and remind you of that so the point of all this it is not to
the point of all this it is not to
the point of all this it is not to fashion because guys are great but to
fashion because guys are great but to
fashion because guys are great but to really change your approach to how you
really change your approach to how you
really change your approach to how you see your own challenges in your life but
see your own challenges in your life but
see your own challenges in your life but also how you receive other women
also how you receive other women
also how you receive other women Tomatoes so when a challenge arises or
Tomatoes so when a challenge arises or
Tomatoes so when a challenge arises or is your first thought oh this is going
is your first thought oh this is going
is your first thought oh this is going to be so hard I can’t do it or is your
to be so hard I can’t do it or is your
to be so hard I can’t do it or is your first stock going to be oh my gosh this
first stock going to be oh my gosh this
first stock going to be oh my gosh this is so hard this is going to suck because
is so hard this is going to suck because
is so hard this is going to suck because I’m going to have to do so much work to
I’m going to have to do so much work to
I’m going to have to do so much work to accomplish it I hope it’s a second also
accomplish it I hope it’s a second also
accomplish it I hope it’s a second also personally I’m very prideful so if I
personally I’m very prideful so if I
personally I’m very prideful so if I want to do something and someone comes
want to do something and someone comes
want to do something and someone comes up to me and says you’re not going to be
up to me and says you’re not going to be
up to me and says you’re not going to be able to do it I immediately I
able to do it I immediately I
able to do it I immediately I immediately say actually I can and I’m
immediately say actually I can and I’m
immediately say actually I can and I’m going to do it and you can watch me do
going to do it and you can watch me do
going to do it and you can watch me do it without anyone’s help and finally
it without anyone’s help and finally
it without anyone’s help and finally don’t tolerate being ignored
don’t tolerate being ignored
don’t tolerate being ignored so my friends make fun of me all the
so my friends make fun of me all the
so my friends make fun of me all the time because if I am talking and they
time because if I am talking and they
time because if I am talking and they are not looking at me I will stop and I
are not looking at me I will stop and I
are not looking at me I will stop and I will wait until they are making eye
will wait until they are making eye
will wait until they are making eye contact with me so I can finish telling
contact with me so I can finish telling
contact with me so I can finish telling my story and say something important but
my story and say something important but
my story and say something important but other times I’m not
other times I’m not
other times I’m not fine but in conclusion yes it said it
fine but in conclusion yes it said it
fine but in conclusion yes it said it now for women than it’s ever been in the
now for women than it’s ever been in the
now for women than it’s ever been in the United States before but that doesn’t
United States before but that doesn’t
United States before but that doesn’t mean that we should remain complacent
mean that we should remain complacent
mean that we should remain complacent and not push further you know push for
and not push further you know push for
and not push further you know push for more progress and this includes
more progress and this includes
more progress and this includes supporting our women leaders so women
supporting our women leaders so women
supporting our women leaders so women executives and CEOs and women scientists
executives and CEOs and women scientists
executives and CEOs and women scientists so to sort of close on this note I want
so to sort of close on this note I want
so to sort of close on this note I want for everyone in this room and for myself
for everyone in this room and for myself
for everyone in this room and for myself to shoot for the moon and not settle for
to shoot for the moon and not settle for
to shoot for the moon and not settle for the Stars thank you
the Stars thank you
the Stars thank you [Applause]
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