Tag: women and development
Mending fences
“I have witnessed how ‘mending fences’ was tied up with relinquishment of dignity…Many people in our social good sector have been required to be ‘the bigger person’ for far too long.”
To show up
To be part of offering and receiving the care of sisterhood is available to everyone…and may be the key to our shared survival.
The invitation: This is what it feels like (Part II)
Deep shifts in our consciousness as do-gooders are happening. Consider invitations as an opening for transformation.
Dear Angela
Sharing responses and reflections on a recent piece in Devex, “But Wait Until They See Your Black Face.”
Women, we don’t always have to rush to “fixing”
Should our #MeToo efforts in the global development sector be more systemic and solutions oriented?
#MeToo and the do-gooders
Let’s show the extent of sexual assault and harassment among people “doing good” around the world.
Your organisation isn’t going to help you. Help yourself.
“We…expect our pound of flesh. But rather than give aid workers the tools to do the job that is needed, we treat them with suspicion that they are incapable or weak when they need help.” A guest post by Weh Yeoh.
The thing about women and development
Women are already bringing about development. I frankly didn’t realize that we weren’t.