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Paula Broadwell

Paula Dean Broadwell (née Kranz; born November 9, 1972) is an American writer, academic and former military officer. She served in the US Army on active and reserve duty for over 20 years, with academic and intelligence experience in over 70 countries. In 2012, she co-authored, with Vernon Loeb, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, a biography of then International Security Assistance Force commander David Petraeus with whom she had an extra-marital affair. She is the co-founder and co-director of the Think Broader Foundation, a media consulting firm that focuses on addressing gender bias in the media and society.

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Having a bunch of medals and badges doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve achieved anything, you’ve got to do something beyond yourself to make a difference in life. Seek to be consequential in whatever you do.

Achieved, Consequential, Differences, Make, Making A Difference, Mean

As an intelligence officer, if you don't have a security clearance, you really don't have a job. My military position was, and has been, frozen, for four years.

Clearance, Four, Intelligence, Jobs, Military, Years

I'm 100 percent serious. I've been fighting for equality for women's issues my entire life, in the military included.

Entire, Fighting, Issues, Life, Military, Percent

If Ivanka Trump called, I think good people need to serve.

Good, Needs, People, Think, Thinking

I had been working on a second book with [David] Petraeus called Relentless. Obviously that book and the income that it would have generated went away.

Book, Generated, Income, Relentless

Sometime ago, I teamed up with a former Marine attack helicopter pilot. We were both frustrated by biased coverage of women in the military and said, let's form some kind of nonprofit entity where we can start highlighting the prevalence of bias in the media.

Coverage, Kind, Marine, Media, Military, Women

I was a Ph. D. student at a very reputable university, I was a Harvard research associate at one of the world's premier leadership institutions.

Associate, Harvard, Research, Students, World

I just genuinely believe in the concept of redemption and renewal, so I was happy. When I get beyond my feelings, I had my own family and friends and so many women across America come to me and say their blood was boiling, asking me how this could happen.

America, Believe, Blood, Concept, Friends

The story is framed around [avid Petraeus] resignation. So many headlines that followed talked about his ruined career. They completely ignore the fact that my career was ruined, other peoples' careers were ruined. They focus on him as the victim.

Avid, Careers, Focus, Ignore, Peoples, Petraeus

Hopefully women can work with [Ivanka Trump ] to influence up the chain of command. I think it's good for us, for women. It's a glimmer of hope.

Chain, Influence, Think, Thinking, Trump, Work

I'm really happy for [David Petraeus]. He's exceptionally talented.

David, Exceptionally, Happy, Petraeus, Really Happy, Talented

We have to raise our young boys to respect women and our young girls to demand respect and to get their values from something other than their physicality.

Boys, Demand, Girl, Girls, Respect, Young

I was in such a state of mental shock and quickly spiraled into a depression at the multitude of loss. My husband, I thought, was going to leave me. I was cut off from this mentor and someone I cared for very much, David Petraeus, who also did nothing to stand up for me and in fact, empowered his surrogates to throw me under the bus, and that was devastating.

Cutting, Fact, Husband, Loss, Nothing, Spiraled

As a feminist, I'll wear whatever I want to.

Feminist, Want, Wear

I don't have the advocates. I don't have a good old boys network. Part of what I want to do is to create a good old girls network.

Boys, Girl, Network, Part, Want

I've moved on with my life and I'm trying to find a path to re-establish my career.

Career, Careers, Moved, Moved On, Path, Trying

I was encouraged, though, because I saw feminist writers - male and female - calling out the bias. I feel like more and more writers are cognizant of the problems and are willing to try to challenge them.

Challenges, Cognizant, Female, Feminist, Trying, Writers

I was an academic and I lost my assignment at Harvard. Meanwhile, [David Petraeus] gets invited to Harvard to become a fellow.

Academic, Assignments, Gets, Lost, Meanwhile, Petraeus

I'm not in love with David Petraeus. But I think he does present a terrific role model.

Doe, Present, Role, Role Models, Think, Thinking

Imagine what Ivanka Trump life has been like? She's been eaten alive by the media. I have empathy for that.

Alive, Eaten, Empathy, Media

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