While many women feel like they are ambitious, research shows that most don't want to identify as "ambitious". Women tend to relate the actual word to describe traits that are seen as being masculine in nature, and even as negative traits.
Kesley Smith is a 27-year-old Director of Business Development & Corporate Communications at Greenleaf Book Group and the Co-Founder of the BrainTrust Ink publishing imprint, who sees herself as incredibly ambitious.