Emily May
Founder & President
Right To Be
Brooklyn, NY USA
“Trust the way that you believe the world should be. Don’t let anybody tell you that that’s wrong or impossible or ridiculous.”
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Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in politics, cultures, and identities, followed by a master’s degree in social policy.
In 2005, I, along with a group of other young people, decided to address the issue of street harassment.
We started a blog, Hollaback!, a public blog where people could share their experiences of harassment.
Hollaback! became a nonprofit organization in 2010 and we started doing more to address harassment, including building more platforms and offering training on how to stop street harassment.
The organization is now called Right To Be, and we’ve grown to work toward ending all forms of harassment.
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Education
High School
Bachelor
Politics, Cultures, and Identities
New York University
Politics, Cultures, and Identities
New York University
Graduate
Social Policy
The London School of Economics and Political Science
Social Policy
The London School of Economics and Political Science
Career
Founder & President
I lead an organization dedicated to ending harassment in all of its forms.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Non-Profit Organizations
Entrepreneurship
Upholding a Cause and Belief
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Peers:
"Harassment isn't a problem. You're just being overreactive."
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