'40 Women To Watch Over 40' List Rewards Women Of All Ages

'40 Women To Watch Over 40' List Rewards Women Of All Ages I love telling the story about the first time I witnessed the magic that happens when power women and millennials embrace each other. It was 2011 and I hosted a 60-person lunch -- 30 power women and 30 millenials. I thought the young women would benefit from meeting CEOs, government leaders and heads of foundations. I was right, but within the first 30 minutes of the lunch, I realized how shortsighted I was when a power woman said, "Holly sh*t. I just met a 16-year-old girl who is combatting sex trafficking here in the US. I had no idea that is happening. I'm going to work with her." Notice she didn't say "help" her, but she said "work with her." That’s when I first realized that the power to fix the world's problems was being redistributed from boomers to millennials, and it was time for women from multiple generations to truly embrace and support each other. It’s not just about traditional leaders helping women in their 20s (although that’s great) -- it’s about collaboration, top down and bottom up working together.