By Steven Drost — 2017
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Finally, the long held stereotype that a female working for a female boss was doomed to encounter a character like Miranda Priestly in the Devil Wears Prada is wearing thin.
Osaka’s mental health challenges are nothing new in her isolating sport. What is new is the acceptance she’ll face—and the paths back—if she takes a prolonged break.
In the past few weeks, my journey took an unexpected path but one that has taught me so much and helped me grow. I learned a couple of key lessons.
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Through the size of her platform, however, and her decision to choose well-being over pursuit of a Grand Slam title, Osaka offers the promise of bringing mental health awareness—both inside and outside of sports—to an entirely new level.
By withdrawing from competition citing concerns over her mental health, Biles showed that resisting expectations can be more powerful than persisting through them.
It can’t be about “empowerment” any longer. To make real progress, it has to be about power—using and growing the power we women already have.