POPSUGAR: Why was it important for you to accept the role of keynote speaker for the Marshalls Good Stuff Social Club?
Priyanka Chopra: Given everything that's going on in the world, we should always make time to build community and create safe spaces. The whole idea of the the Good Stuff Social Club is to build bridges instead of walls — instead of building barriers, bring people together. Being able to uplift women's dreams and aspirations and to amplify their voices with a mighty company like Marshalls behind it will help to rewrite the script. It's an amazing example of good work being done by a company that literally stands for it. For a very long time, women have been herded in directions. For example, the technology that we are consuming is mostly designed by men. We need so many more women in tech, and we see that happening now with women coming into coding.
PS: Do you feel like being the face of "getting the good stuff" comes with any pressure?
PC: No. In fact, I think it's the opposite. I think that what I truly love about this activation is that it's not about my face or one face or one voice. It's about actually coming together and empowering each other in every single thing that we all want, whether it's collective or whether it's individual. All women have their own unique challenges and obstacles, and I think this is an environment to be each other's cheerleaders. This is just me talking about my experiences and engaging in empowering conversation with amazing women that will be present in the room.
