A New Chapter, a Shared Mission

There are moments in life when your personal story and your professional calling converge.

For me, this is one of those moments.

I am honored, humbled, and deeply excited to join Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) as its new Executive Director.

For many years, I have worked as an educator, advocate, consultant, public speaker, and institutional leader. Throughout that journey, one question has guided me: How do we build a society where women and girls can live freely, participate fully, and enjoy equal rights under the law?

That question is not merely academic for me.

It is personal.

As a young girl growing up in Saudi Arabia, I learned quickly that there were things my brother could do that I could not. I learned that many freedoms others took for granted could be limited by custom, religion, law, or simply by the fact of being born female. At the time, I could not have articulated a political philosophy. What I understood was something much more basic: I wanted the same freedom to move through the world that boys and men enjoyed.

I wanted the freedom to choose.

The freedom to speak.

The freedom to learn.

The freedom to determine my own future.

That desire for freedom eventually became a commitment to women’s rights because I knew first hand how unjust the system was.

Those early experiences shaped my understanding of justice, dignity, and human rights. They taught me something I have never forgotten: women’s rights are neither automatic nor guaranteed. They can be strengthened, protected, weakened, or lost. Progress is real, but it must also be defended.

Years later, that commitment led me into higher education, public policy, and leadership roles dedicated to creating fairer and more inclusive institutions. I earned a Master of Public Administration focused on Public Policy and Ethical Leadership and spent years working in higher education administration, including serving as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

I entered that work because I believed deeply in fairness, opportunity, and equal treatment under the law.

I still do.

But I also learned that protecting human dignity sometimes requires the courage to stand apart from prevailing opinion. Some of the most important lessons of my career came not from moments of agreement, but from moments when I was asked to compromise principles I could not compromise.

Those experiences reinforced a lesson I first learned as a young woman: rights matter most when they are difficult to defend.

That conviction is one of the reasons I am so proud to join WoLF.

For more than a decade, WoLF has stood firmly for the rights, opportunities, and protections of women and girls. Through litigation, policy advocacy, public education, coalition-building, and grassroots engagement, the organization has helped ensure that women’s interests remain visible, protected, and represented in public life.

I am deeply grateful to the founders, staff, volunteers, donors, and supporters who have built WoLF into a respected and influential voice for women’s rights. Their courage and dedication created an organization willing to address difficult questions with clarity and integrity, even when doing so was unpopular.

As Executive Director, my commitment is simple.

I will work every day to strengthen WoLF’s impact, expand our reach, deepen our relationships with supporters, and ensure that our advocacy remains principled, strategic, and effective.

I want WoLF to continue being a trusted voice for women from all walks of life.

I want us to engage the public with confidence, clarity, and respect.

I want us to support parents, families, spouses, educators, athletes, policymakers, attorneys, practitioners, and advocates who are working to protect the rights and opportunities of women and girls.

I want us to continue building a strong organization that can meet the challenges of today while preparing for those of tomorrow.

I want us to move toward a future where acknowledging what a woman is does not require courage. The ability to recognize biological sex in legal and social terms is fundamental to protecting women’s rights, collecting accurate data, addressing sex-based discrimination, safeguarding women’s spaces, advancing women’s opportunities, and understanding the unique realities women face. My hope is that we can help rebuild a culture where this basic understanding is treated not as a political statement, nor as a controversial position, but as a practical necessity and a basic truth—where the rights of women and girls can be discussed openly, honestly, and without hesitation. 

Most importantly, I want us to remain focused on the women and girls whose lives are directly affected by the policies, laws, and cultural shifts that shape our society.

I also believe deeply that women’s rights should never be a partisan issue.

Women come from every political background, every faith tradition, every race and ethnicity, every economic class, and every community. The protection of women’s rights belongs to all of us.

One lesson I have carried throughout my life is that meaningful change rarely happens when people retreat into opposing camps and refuse to speak to one another. Some of the most meaningful conversations I have ever had were with people whose politics, beliefs, or life experiences differed dramatically from my own.

As Executive Director, I promise to approach this work with both conviction and openness.

I will never waver in my commitment to the rights of women and girls.

At the same time, I believe that disagreement does not automatically make someone an enemy. I am willing to work with anyone—regardless of political affiliation, ideology, religion, or background—who is prepared to engage honestly and help advance the rights, safety, dignity, and opportunities of women and girls.

Women’s rights are too important to become the exclusive property of any political tribe. 

If we are serious about protecting women and girls, we must be willing to build unexpected partnerships, find common ground where it exists, and work together whenever possible. The issues at stake are simply too important. From ending violence against women and girls, to combating exploitation, to protecting women’s sex-based rights, to ensuring women have equal opportunities to thrive and succeed, to addressing the growing impact of gender ideology on laws and policies affecting women, I believe we have a shared responsibility to defend the dignity, safety, freedom, and advancement of women and girls.

The future of women’s advocacy will require courage.

It will require strategic thinking.

It will require resilience.

But it will also require something else: a willingness to remain human in an era that often rewards division.

I want WoLF to be known not only for its clarity and effectiveness, but also for its integrity, professionalism, and unwavering commitment to the women and girls we serve.

I cannot promise that every challenge will be easy or that every battle will be won.

What I can promise is this:

I will bring my full heart, my experience, my voice, and my conviction to this work every day.

I will listen carefully.

I will lead courageously.

I will speak honestly.

I will steward this organization responsibly.

And I will never lose sight of the women and girls whose lives are affected by the decisions made in our courts, schools, workplaces, legislatures, and communities.

This work matters because they matter.

To our longtime supporters: thank you for your trust.

To those discovering WoLF for the first time: welcome!

And to every woman and girl whose rights, opportunities, safety, and dignity are at stake: we see you, we value you, and we remain committed everyday to ensuring your voice is heard.

It is the honor of a lifetime to serve as Executive Director of WoLF.

I am excited for what lies ahead, and I look forward to building the next chapter together.

With gratitude and determination,

Jasmin Faulk
Executive Director
Women’s Liberation Front