Inspired by my personal experiences and motivated by those around me I founded Dream Equal when I was 16 years old. In doing so, I hoped to combat the gender-based issues I faced growing up. While researching for ways to take action against gender inequality, I came across many unaddressed issues within the current gender equality movement and decided to found Dream Equal to confront those issues. The organization was originally created to serve my hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska but, after much demand, on January 1, 2020 Dream Equal launched globally with the resources for people to start a movement anywhere in the world that they are based.

Dream Equal is now a global youth-led organization with 31 chapters in 11 US states, 14 countries, and 5 continents. The organization is revolutionary, tackling gender inequality in ways no one has ever done before with intersectionality at its core.

It’s a proven fact that when you educate girls, families and communities thrive, progress faster, and are healthier and safer. Yet, over 130 million girls worldwide are out of school for reasons ranging from cultural stigma to child marriage. That’s why I’m proud to work with Girl Up, an initiative hosted at the United Nations Foundation, to raise awareness to these issues, advocate for change, and support UNHCR and UN Women programs that help increase access to girls’ education.