“I personally can tell you that all my girlfriends - and many women I've spoken to - have this fear of being perceived as desperate or forward when they want to approach a man. It was always, 'He must text you first' - but why?”

Whitney Wolfe Herd is an American entrepreneur and activist. She co-founded Bumble, a dating app that empowers women to initiate conversations, and later became its CEO. Her work centers on gender equality, workplace culture, and creating inclusive spaces in tech and beyond.