Lead Like A Feminist

Does your movement, advocacy strategy or coalition have everything in place to drive change? Are there any important ingredients missing? #movementbuilding #socialchange

Don’t worry when things don’t work out as you would have wanted. Tomorrow holds more beautiful opportunities. I am glad I lost some opportunities I thought I really needed. They all led me here and I am forever grateful. #Growth

It's time for us to break this unnecessary cycle of exclusion and create workplaces where everyone can thrive. Read the full report here: inkinddirect.org/news-press-res… And join us at 2pm today for a virtual launch event, plus Q&A on the findings.

Today, we launch the UK's first State of Period Equity Report. The most comprehensive research to date reveals the shocking economic cost of employers neglecting the menstrual needs of their staff. #menstruationmatters #WomensHealth

Data can be a powerful force for change, but as long as the story is about women damaging their careers through motherhood rather than society damaging itself through not supporting parents- progress will be piecemeal. #motherhoodpenalty

Listen to @m2mtweets #CHW Esther Mamba speaking to @leadlikeafeminist about her takeaways from attending @WomenDeliver last year 👇 Esther attended the conference to represent her community, and share her experiences as an @m2mtweets #CHW in Mpumalanga #SouthAfrica.

Gathered today in solidarity to honor our sisters lost to femicide in Kenya. Let's demand justice and safety for all women. #EndFemicideKE #TotalShutdownKe #ChangeTheStatusQuo 🕯️💔

"Typically, these party lines get in on the excuse that you have to demolish the people currently in power because they are using their power badly. So you need to have that power because you are going to use it well. But then you get the power and start squashing snails."

“If you have power, don’t waste it on squashing snails...save it for the biggies. If you have a party line that is enforced across the board, you’ve got a tyranny."

Re-sharing this AMAZING interview about power- as true today as when it was first published. “It is...true that in situations where people have not had any power, and suddenly they get power, some people are going to abuse that power.... theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Values are our guiding stars. They are what we fall back on when we face unknown situations and challenging decisions. Here are some of the values we need to model to Lead Like Feminists... What are your core values? How do they shape how you make decisions? #leadership

Systems start to change fundamentally when this pattern is disrupted and opened up." 💥Feminist leadership is about learning to catalyse disruption. 💥 read more 👉systeminnovation.org/article-the-po… #systemschange #feminist #leadership

"Systems are often hard to change because power, relationships, & resource flows are locked together in a reinforcing pattern to serve the system’s current purpose. Those with power in the system use it to shape the purpose which serves their interest & view of the world...

💥 New episode of the Lead Like A Feminist podcast now available💥 In this special edition we catch up with @KelsieKim from @Zamara_fdn and Esther Mamba from @m2mtweets to reflect on @WomenDeliver 2023 and how we can achieve radical change in 2024. #feminist #leadership

5 ways we can all #LeadLikeAFeminist #leadership #feminist

A useful resource about co-leadership models 👇When we take control, we take up space that others could grow into. Co-leadership models can help build the kind of compassionate, collective leadership that our world urgently needs. #leadership #feminist feministcoleadership.com

NAIROBI. KENYA. EAST AFRICA. AFRICA. WORLD!!! Are you ready for the largest extravaganza and celebration of African stories? The dates are in! The second edition of the AFRICAN BOOK FAIR by Soma Nami is slated from the 6th to 11th August 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Women of Kenya have showed up and showed out. No one can stop us now.We are on a relentless Quest to end Femicide in Kenya. #TotalShutDownKE #EndFemicideKE @usikimye @FeministsKE

When I think about what solidarity can look like, I am reminded of what Vron Ware said: 💡 "There's a difference between the handwringing produced by guilt, and the handholding that emerges from solidarity" Join us on 15 February. Registration link in comments #CeasefireNOW