"I realized I owed it to myself to be proud of my background and lean into who I am. I spent so long trying to downplay my identity, but I realized that I cannot change these parts of me. I am a woman, a Filipino, and
an immigrant."
Margarita de Guzman
Associate Vice-President and Executive Product Owner, Finance and Risk Platform at TD
Embracing
who I am
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