Who are We?

What is

Shine Theory?

“When you meet a woman who is intimidatingly witty, stylish, beautiful, and professionally accomplished, befriend her. Surrounding yourself with the best people doesn’t make you look worse by comparison. It makes you better.”1

— Ann Friedman

What is

Shine Theory?

“If I don’t shine you don’t shine”2

— Aminatou Sow

Sound Familiar?

3 Ways to Apply Shine Theory

RETHINK Jealousy

RECOGNIZE! Not Demonize

REBUILD the Narrative

Rethink

Jealousy

Recognize!

Not Demonize

Recognize!

Not Demonize

Rebuild

The Narrative

Christina Caine, founder of A21 Campaign

Why is this

Important?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dqQpbWAlA

References1. http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/05/shine-theory-how-to-stop-female-competition.html2. https://youtu.be/K_DH6_huqXg?t=4m45s3. https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/04/07/call-your-girlfriend-podcast-dc-show-ann-friedman

-aminatou-sow/4. http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Oprahs-Celebrity-Interviews-from-O-Magazine-O-Talks5. http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/16/hillarys-history-how-huma-abedin-went-

from-intern-to-top-adviser/6. http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/meet-2016-us-womens-olympic-gymnastics-team/story?i

d=404955817. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nikki-hamblins-5-000-meter-000000095.html8. http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/11/tennis/richard-williams-serena-venus-tennis/9. http://www.today.com/popculture/together-again-tina-fey-amy-poehler-co-host-last-snl-t56661

10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQu3E0gU0ww11. http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/girlsofsteel/