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Are there any particular women who have inspired you, and if so, how have they influenced your life?
Jeanne Baret, Frida Kahlo, Virginia Wolf, Sabiha Gokcen the ones first appears in my mind. I respect women in history and I believe it was even harder to achieve any success back then.
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Sandra Salis
My mother-in-law who decided to go back to school at 52 and become a nurse, she works in the ER department still to this day. It reminds me of the strength we all have inside of us.
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I have 3 women influencers in my life:
1. My mom of course because her values shaped my life
2. My gf & now wife who showed me the way to begin a lovely family
3. My 3.9 yr old daughter who made me realize what unconditional love is...
Happy womens' day!
More recently, I've really enjoyed the work from Melanie Perkins from @canva - the way she's moved her product around the market and now expanding into work based tools - is so impressive!
@canva @francescod_ales I completely agree! Melanie Perkins' vision for Canva is truly inspiring. It's amazing to see how the product has evolved and expanded into new markets.
Despite enormous risks to themselves and their families, former Muslim women are now influencing their husbands and their children and bringing others to faith in Jesus Christ. No matter where they live, these women are the God-ordained spiritual gatekeepers of their families. Even though the level of oppression that women face under Islam is unfathomable to many in non-Muslim nations, these brave women stop at nothing to share their faith: https://www.amazon.com/Women-Who... (affiliate link)
@david_sandy Hey David, I strongly disagree with your saying that women face oppression under Islam.
It's perhaps because you're either not a Muslim or the media in the country you're leaving in has made you think so.
Regardless of how the Western nations pose themselves as so-called democratic, I have heard from many Muslim women leaving in those countries complaining that if they wore hijab and cover themselves will be looked at differently in public and face difficulty at their work.
There are numerous articles from famous publications indicating the "oppression that Muslim women face due to their beliefs in western nations" including this: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/...
The reason that Muslim women face oppression is not due to them being Muslim or forcefully accepting Islam, it's because of the discriminatory look that often they'll face from the public in Western nations.
That isn't a good idea to criticize a religion for the discriminatory look of the public in Western nations toward Muslim women.
Lastly, perhaps you had read about some stories that made you think this way, however, as a person who had lived in both a first-generation country and a Muslim country, I can tell you that faithful Muslim women follow their religious acts not because they are forced to do so but because they have perceived the "logical point" of their religious acts including Hijjab.
As a friendly suggestion, if you're really into this field, in addition to learning about former Mulsim women bringing others to faith in Jesus Christ, I'll suggest you also go deep, research, and learn about faithful Muslims and their "logical point" behind their beliefs.
This can help you have a more comprehensive idea when writing about this topic.
My grandmother. She lived in a difficult time in another country and still made a good life for herself.
This might sound a little corny but my mum! She started from 0, having nothing and being one of the kindest persons I know. She worked hard her way, made an awesome family, found a great job and is still one of the humblest and greatest persons I know.
I struggle to imagine ever having the bold confidence of @emgreen33. She visited us in Chicago from her native Australia and two months later, she just . . . moved here.
like wtf how can you be that decisive? I can't even pick which game to play on Steam
@emgreen33 @jtbg I can't even be decisive enough to buy a game on Steam that's on a heavy discount xD
I'm inspired by Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, for her leadership and advocacy for women in the workplace. Her book Lean In taught me to embrace my ambitions and push past societal expectations.
I greatly look up to women who openly talk about the hidden cost of trying to do EVERYTHING. As women, we CAN do just about anything, but there are also real costs that we scarcely talk about.
I appreciate when women are real about what they prioritize, what they sacrifice in pursuit of something else, the help they utilize, and how they integrate their many competing priorities. It is a detriment to everyone when we pretend like we can do it all, all the time, all by ourselves. Maybe we can, but that is not the type of entrepreneurial life I am after. It reeks of burn out, anxiety, and trying to heal wounds through achievement. I am after both freedom and peace.
The women who openly discuss their strengths AND their limitations (opportunity to delegate) inspire me.
REAL inspires me... and it is rarer than it should be.
Warmly,
Nicole Stax
The women in my family have set the benchmark for me; right from my grandmother to taught herself to read and write while teaching the youngest of her 5 kids to my mom who pushed away family pressures of marrying her daughters young and ensured that all her girls were financially independent before they made this decision.
My role models are definetly strong women in family like my mother and my grandma. Other than that Frida Kahlo :)
I peeked at the responses before writing mine - and I totally have to agree my mom is one of my biggest inspirations. More recently I've been inspired by Leila Hormozi. Her content is golden! I admire her work ethic, honesty, and energy.
As a creator and a newsletter writer, I'm really inspired by Anne-Laure (@anthilemoon) & Steph Smith (@stephsmith). Both of these incredible women put out high-quality content, are amazing people and ship things that make people's lives better.
That would be my first boss, that taught me what leadership actually is. I was very lucky to have her as my lead, as it showed my what type of person I want to be at a very young age.
And then, my first mentor, also a woman. What started as discussions on project management, evolved to me seeing more clearly what I actually want to do (build).
@melikekerpel_art and I agree with you that achieving success for women was even harder before! I'm very happy to see this changing more and more.
For me, its my mom. My dad died of health issues when I was 7 and she never remarried and raised me on her own. I see her as the strongest and resilient personality I know. Also, she is an exemplary figure I look up to when life throws a fireball at me be it at work or life in general I stay optimistic and sail through it. I think thats all from her.
