The Journal. · Sunday, August 2, 2026
Laura Mair discusses how ambition can be a challenging concept, especially for women, as it is often perceived as threatening. She explains that her past ambition was driven by a desire to prove herself as a legitimate business person, and acknowledges the 'icky' feeling women can experience when dealing with societal expectations to 'chill out' or not show their effort.
“For me, at that time, ambition was, I wanted to be able to prove myself as a serious business person.”
“Um, a legitimate business person.”
“And I think that there is that kind of intensity for women around ambition that can feel icky for the woman herself, having to deal with people, trying to, like, just chill out, like why are you showing your effort, um, in that kind of way.”