Reese Witherspoon wants to ensure that ambitious women are no longer stigmatized by society.

The actress knows from her own hands that women who (want to) pursue a demanding career are often viewed with suspicion. This should change as soon as possible, as she reports: "A few years ago, I wrote my Glamor Women of the Year speech about why ambition is viewed as a dirty word in women. We think that all the ambitious Women who studied in Havard or Colombia are selfish or selfish, but in fact it is completely the opposite. Usually they have a mission or motivation to help other people or achieve something. " The 41-year-old added to Good Morning America: "I'm just trying to take the stigma out of the way so that we can encourage more young girls to be ambitious, because I believe that society does this will change. "

She herself had always been extremely determined. "I remember walking around in third grade asking 'what do you want to be when you grow up?'" Says the 'Big Little Lies' actress. "One wanted to be a doctor, the other astronaut while I said 'I want to be the first female president of the United States.' And you know what, you have to leave it to my teacher, who said 'I will vote for you, Reesie.' And I just thought 'Isn't that cute?' "