It really felt like a tidal wave of bias washed over our country and we're still soaked in it.

My local paper, The New York Times, Yahoo News, CBS, and The Washington Post, all agreed to stop using the word 'mistress.' The big one was the Associated Press. They made a style change, and it's the gold standard that sets the guide for news outlets around the world. That's a small step for the American language, a medium step for feminism, and a huge step for me personally.

I was a Ph.D. student at a very reputable university, I was a Harvard research associate at one of the world's premier leadership institutions.

The story is framed around [avid Petraeus] resignation. So many headlines that followed talked about his ruined career. They completely ignore the fact that my career was ruined, other peoples' careers were ruined. They focus on him as the victim.

It's reducing my entire professional career and background to this one word [mistress].

I'm not in love with David Petraeus. But I think he does present a terrific role model.

I'm 100 percent serious. I've been fighting for equality for women's issues my entire life, in the military included.