Congresswoman Sara Jacobs

It's making sure people know that they are seen, they are heard, they matter, and that there is someone here who cares about them.

I hope women learn that we don't have to be perfect to be successful.

And actually that the more sort of vulnerable we are, actually sometimes the more successful we can be, that this idea of chasing perfection actually often gets

in our way.

And I know for myself as a young woman, and when I talk to other young women, we often feel like, oh, we don't know enough.

We haven't done enough homework yet.

Like we have to have the perfect answer before we can say anything.

And it's not true.

Like I can tell you, I've been in all the most important rooms.

No one has the answer.

And we need as much creativity and ingenuity as we can find right now.

And that's only going to happen if people actually speak up and share their voice.

And your voice really does matter.

And I also want young women to know that you get agency.

You get a say in your life.

There is no should.

There is no path.

And I'm working hard to make it so that those options for when and if and how you build a family are more accessible.

But your worth is so much more than your fertility.

And you don't have to feel bad for making different choices than society tells you that you should make.