Is there anything Blake Lively can't do?
In addition to being an actress, wife, mother and entrepreneur, Lively wants to refine her skills by getting a graduate degree in business. "I have a dream to go to Harvard Business School, and one of these days I will do that...in my spare time!" the Age of Adaline star, 27, tells Britain's Stylist magazine.
Of course, Lively already runs her own lifestyle and e-commerce website, Preserve.
"I love it but I think it's more innate for me; it's not something I went to college for," she says. "My mom is someone who faced a lot of obstacles but never took no for an answer, and she showed me the only person who can limit you is yourself."
Lively says she wants to see more women in power positions.
"There are a lot of women in business, but they don't get enough opportunities," the actress argues. "If you look at the facts, women spend the most on e-commerce sites, yet less than 30 percent of the companies that venture capitalists fund are female-driven, even though female-run companies are the most successful. Women connect with other women. So why are we are not looking at the numbers?"
Lively acknowledges that, as a woman, she may have to work harder to make her dreams a reality. "Look at what is happening with Hillary Clinton; it's something to be very proud of. It's so uplifting. But the fact that we have to be proud of this advancement is a bit upsetting," she says. "I think whatever side you stand on, the fact that there's never been a woman leading this country where there are women leading households and leading companies, is a bit upsetting. What makes people think a man is more equipped to do that than a woman? Nothing."
No matter what she does in the future, Lively will undoubtedly balance it all.
"It is great to be a mother and a professional and a wife and a daughter, but to choose only one of those things is also incredible. I love being with my niece and baking with her; I also love it when my niece wants to get out there and take the boys down," she tells Stylist. "We'll take them down together in a game of soccer or go-kart racing. I like being a woman and everything that means for me."