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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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My role models are definetly strong women in family like my mother and my grandma. Other than that Frida Kahlo :)
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.
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.
how come to this question many people think of their mom? and the same question about an inspiring man will never make them think of their dad (unless they are of the family of steve j. and equivalents)
@alex_hoyau I do understand them. Yes, maybe no one would say their dad, if the question is other way around, but that's the whole point. There are already way less women who were able to achieve their dream/ business /education/ whatever you think a success is, especially in the past. In this century, many women are still defined only as mothers, householders etc. So if a mom have been able to 'be' part of the other stories, and showed you the other ways that women accomplish, yes it is an inspirational story.
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 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!
Rachel Andrew, Jen Simmons, Una Kravets, and I could list more, these women inspired me to learn more and get better at front-end development.
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.
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.
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
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.
Marisa Monte. The way she conducts her mastery in songwriting, singing and playing was the inspiration for me to write the Skills page of my website.
I am inspired by the life path of Ruth Bader Ginsburg who has done not only a lot for U.S., but also fought against stereotypes and discrimination against women.
My wife. She’s my biggest fan and my biggest critic. She believes in me and isn’t afraid to push me to my fullest potential. She makes me a better person. And no, she’s not a member here, so I’m not getting any credit for this comment.
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.
Women around me, and all the founders of colivings that are building communities and homes from zero. Love their enthusiasm and their willing of create a united nomad community.
If I have to choose someone famous I would say Whitney Wolfe Herd (Bumble founder).
I have SO MANY but started by looking at film and tv so we have an easy shared reference base. I have 3 - Shonda Rhimes, Reese Witherspoon and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Shonda has dominated TV show running since 2006 with such purposeful determination, analysing success on results, keeping true to story, understanding why some of the team need to leave without resentment, actively rewarding team players, and letting poor team players leave without second guessing that decision.
My how I laughed when so many were shocked when Reese's company was sold for $900M who thought she was 'just a rom com actress'. I saw that coming such a long time ago. Reese stayed true to her purpose of supporting other women and got involved in a diverse portfolio of businesses about things she was passionate about with such vision, energy, and positivity. It's no shock she named her production company 'hello sunshine' - that positive, focused, visible energy is a massive part of her success.
Michelle Pfeiffer won the orange county beauty pageant in 1978, her first tv role was as 'the bombshell', her first movie role following Grease 2 (1982) was opposite Al Pacino in Scarface in 1983. Pageant winner to starring opposite one of the best in the industry in less than 5 yrs. She dared to challenge and believe in herself. I think she's super smart in her personal life as she quietly married David E Kelley in 1993 (writer of Ally McBeal and Big Little Lies). I still can't believe at times that those shows were written by a man. Never underestimate the power of a partner / immediate team who understand you. She's made such great choices because she believes in herself so strongly, fearlessly challenges herself, and surrounds herself with a community that know and support her.
I hope perhaps my 3 in this one industry become inspirations for you too. I could do this for so many industries to be honest, but this is my starter for ten. Happy International Women's day everyone.
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