Women cannot gain equality and opportunity without the support of men. I was surprised at how many men were sincerely behind us. And for that I thank them greatly. One thing that surprised me was the amount of consistency in what women said about themselves. That women generally don't want power in the traditional way, such as wanting power over others.
Many women are highly uncomfortable with the word power.
But, that doesn't mean they don't want to be in leadership positions. Power with people, not over people is what I heard. Women want to serve as a catalyst, they don't want to use power to put down people, or power to bypass how someone feels, and steamroller their decisions through. Women recognize that they have a great deal to offer. I observed that there wasn't much ego in all of this.