What Patty Arvielo said about women who cry at work is both profound and necessary. She challenged a deeply embedded workplace myth—that crying is a sign of weakness—and instead called it what it truly is: authenticity. Emotional intelligence. Fearlessness. 💪🏽💧
Let’s be honest. In far too many corporate environments, women who show emotion—especially through tears—are labeled as unstable, dramatic, or weak. Meanwhile, men who express anger are often seen as strong, passionate, and decisive. 😠➡️💼 That contradiction is not just a cultural bias—it’s gender discrimination. 🚫 And it’s one of the many reasons why women are still underrepresented in leadership across nearly every industry. 🏢🚺
What makes Patty’s message so powerful is not just what she said, but who she is. 🙌🏽 This isn’t coming from someone sitting on the sidelines. This is coming from a Latina CEO, a co-founder of one of the largest independent mortgage lenders in the country—New American Funding (NAF). 🏡💼 This is a woman who has climbed to the top of a competitive, male-dominated industry because of her emotional intelligence, not in spite of it. 💡💖
Patty isn’t just correcting a misconception about women’s emotions; she’s holding up a mirror to men—especially those of us in leadership—and telling us plainly: if you see a woman’s tears as weakness, you’re not only misinterpreting the moment, you’re exposing your own lack of emotional intelligence. 🪞🧠
We are not robots. 🤖 We are human beings. 🧍🏽♀️🧍🏼♂️ And part of being human is being moved by the pain, joy, disappointment, or struggle of others. That ability to feel and to act on those feelings—that’s not weakness. That’s leadership. That’s authenticity at its best. And it’s courageous. 🫶🏽🔥
Can you imagine a man in the C-suite of a Fortune 500 company publicly making a statement like this? He’d likely be dismissed, labeled soft or overly emotional—maybe even accused of being “too liberal.” 🤷🏽♂️🗣️ The double standard is clear. But Patty Arvielo can say it—because she is that woman who cries, and because her tears never held her back. In fact, they may be the very thing that propelled her forward. 🚀💧
Her tears reflect her truth. 🪞💬 And when you are living in your truth, you become someone people trust. 🤝 People follow leaders who listen, but even more so, they follow leaders who feel—leaders who take action not just from the head, but from the heart. ❤️🧠
Maybe that’s the secret sauce behind NAF’s success. 🏆 This is a woman-led, Latino-owned organization rooted in values. 🌱 Committed to homeownership for people of color. 🏠✊🏽 Committed to fairness, equity, and opportunity. ⚖️📈 And not just talking the talk—NAF is walking it. 👣 They’re one of the largest mortgage lenders in California, the largest mortgage market in the world. Nationally, they rank 13th. 🏅 That’s no accident.
Patty’s leadership is not just a lesson to men—it’s advocacy for women. 💬👩🏽💼 She’s giving voice to the unspoken. She’s elevating what has often been dismissed. And in doing so, she’s setting a new standard—not just for how women lead, but for how all leaders should show up: with empathy, with courage, and with unshakable authenticity. 🛡️💖
I am honored to know her. 🙏🏽 I am proud to have interviewed her on The Power Is Now. 🎙️ And I will continue to celebrate her work—not just as a Latina business leader or a woman in finance—but as a force of nature who is helping redefine what leadership should look like. 🌪️👑
What NAF is doing through its outreach to African Americans and Latinos—through programs like New American Dream and Latino Focus—isn’t just business. It’s legacy work. 📚🕊️ It’s advocacy in action. And that advocacy starts at the top—with a woman unafraid to feel, to cry, and to lead from the heart. ❤️👣
That’s Patty Arvielo. That’s the future of leadership. And that’s the power of now. ⚡
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