Once broken, Paulina Lanco now breaks glass ceilings

She didn't just like the games boys played—she liked how they played them: with spirit and vigour, with bruises and force, a sort of domination.

As a little girl, she defied the expectations that society dictated for girls by playing football, basketball, and climbing trees. She swam, danced, and joined karate classes. She was marked as rebellious, and unladylike, but unbeknownst to her, she was making her bones, preparing for the future, fortifying herself for boardrooms dominated by men who operate with that same intensity and determination.