00:00 (speaking in foreign language)
00:03 I actually thought that was it.
00:07 (laughing)
00:09 (speaking in foreign language)
00:12 But I already think, of course,
00:15 my, all the women, they're the way for us
00:20 to believe in ourselves more.
00:22 My She Talks Asia co-founders.
00:29 I think something that hit me was Janina.
00:33 Janina said earlier that her Lola
00:38 created such a legacy and how is this,
00:40 how is she going to continue it?
00:42 So I'll make this a very personal one.
00:45 I think I do what I do because,
00:50 or I've been doing what I've been doing
00:53 because I think about my mom
00:55 and how it was for her as a woman back then.
01:00 Maybe she didn't have a voice.
01:03 She didn't have the kind of support group,
01:06 the women that I am surrounded by now.
01:10 She didn't have that.
01:11 And all the, you mentioned my mental health advocacy,
01:16 also really deeply stems from her story,
01:24 from her reality.
01:26 And I think I wanted to take that reality
01:29 and change the narrative for our family
01:32 and make it a better one.
01:34 And so I do now what I do more so
01:37 because now I have my own daughter.
01:40 And one day I hope that she and possibly her daughter
01:45 will step on a stage and say,
01:47 I am using my influence to inspire others
01:52 because this is what my mother did.
01:54 This is what my grandmother did.
01:56 And so I am doing this for them.
02:00 And I am doing this for every woman here
02:03 and whoever is watching this now
02:05 so that you can be inspired to use your voice
02:09 to inspire others.
02:11 So thank you, thank you, thank you for this recognition.
02:15 And like you said, you put it so wonderfully,
02:19 we are just the 1% who are getting recognized.
02:22 My mother was not recognized.
02:24 So many women are not recognized
02:28 and we share this with them.
02:30 And we share this with all of you.
02:33 (speaking in foreign language)
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