"When I was a girl, many opportunities didn’t exist for women in positions of leadership. You could be a nurse, not a doctor; a secretary, not a CEO; or an airline stewardess, not a pilot. Social traditions cast men as “bread-winners” and women as “home-bodies.” Traditions born of women with responsibilities as mothers and homemakers have created social pressures that often override common sense – competence, intelligence, and physical strength are, of course, not the issues." @natgeo Explorer-in-Residence and #UNEP Champion of the Earth Dr. Sylvia Earle tells us why we need women to solve the oceans biggest problem -- ignorance. Read more on the UN Foundation blog (link in profile) 📸 by Kip Evans #sylviaearle #nationalgeographic #natgeo #oceans #girlhero