by Farzana Akther @miss_f_akther When I first started teaching, I thought the definition of resilience was to just power through and keep doing more and stay up late working no matter how tired I was. I trained my mind to believe you are being resilient, keep pushing through, you can do this. Now when I look back, my definition of resili...
by Emma Howard @howgeography247 and Gurjeevan Malhi @missmalhislays This is the speech we made at the 2023 WomenEd Unconference with the aim of getting all women to think about how they are raising the women around them. Are we thinking about their strengths and giving them direct feedback on how to get better? Gurjeevan: Well a warm welcome t...
by Harroop Sandhu Twitter LinkedIn Have you ever felt that you needed a little extra courage to pursue your dreams? I know the feeling. When I ran my first workshop at the 2023 #WomenEd's Unconference, I was confronted with challenges like train strikes that threatened to derail my plans. I could have easily turned back, but...
by Global Strategic Leaders of @WomenEd We are glad you've been enjoying the great blogs from our Global Unconference 2023 and we want to share some of the pledges that came from our Disruptions session at the end of that day. We will include as many of these as we can in our forthcoming book! We need to #Disrupt in a deliberate way to speed up the...
by Miss Kiran Satti @Miss_K_Sunray3 Barbie is so much more than the stereotype that has been projected onto her. Barbie is our teacher. Barbie is our doctor. Barbie is Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Barbie is Malala and Michelle Obama. Barbie, in my opinion, is a definition of femininity – and it's important I say 'a' and not 'the' definition of feminin...
by Avani Higgins @avani_higgins As a child I wanted to have blond hair, blue eyes and be called Anne. It's not surprising, and let me tell you why. Growing up in the '60s in Uganda, I remember sitting in the back of my Dad's Cortina and driving past a leisure club. It was tantalising: a crystal clear blue swimming pool and red clay courts fringed w...
by Yasmin Ariff @AriffYasmin 295,650 According to a survey, this is, on average, how many times a woman apologises in her lifetime. 25% more than men. And this was the topic of a group coaching session I facilitated at the WomenEd unconference last month. But why do we over-apologise more as women? A study from the University of Waterloo, Canada&nb...
by Bukky Yusuf @rondelle10_b An unconference is 'a gathering that tries to avoid hierarchical aspects of a conventional conference, such as sponsored presentations and top-down organization.' I have attended many of the #WomenEd unconferences both virtually and in person since the very first one in 2015. When I think back to the very first one and ...
by Emma Lewry @LewryEmma 'People are the most important thing to you,' said a close colleague and friend the day after I handed in my notice for my most recent Headship. 'Errrr, yes, clearly' I thought! Why did I not understand this about myself, or know how utterly vital it is for me to thrive? It took 18 months in a job, that I let st...
by Yamina Bibi @mysbibi My speech for the #WomenEd Global Unconference 2023 Leadership, particularly Educational Leadership is challenging, complex yet rewarding. Let's be honest though: it's harder when you look like me. Let me tell you a bit about me. I'm a visibly Muslim woman; I'm British Bangladeshi, I love my family and food, I enjoy re...
by Kathryn Taylor MEd FCCT @super_KAT1 I appreciate the irony that I'm writing this on a Sunday evening, having spent my Saturday at the #WomenEd Global Unconference. But you don't need to work silly hours just because I do, and nor should anyone feel obliged to. I'm really concerned about the state of education, and you should be too. ...
by Sandra Patterson @sandyzpatterson 'The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet'. Adrienne Rich I write this on a beautiful Tuesday evening after a long day. Why? Because I had the most fantastic weekend, and I don't want to forget what I ex...
by Lisa Hannay @lhannay1 This past weekend I flew to London for the #WomenEd Unconference 2023. My boss joked with me about being one of the rich elite jetting off to England for the weekend. I certainly feel rich after a weekend of empowerment and sisterhood. The overall theme for the weekend was DISRUPT and we certainly live in a world where ther...
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