Do you have a rebel girl in your life?
Kylie Wright
People Leader || Entrepreneur & Searching for a Business to Acquire || Director @ SME Ventures
7 years ago I started a ritual of hosting an event I call “rebel girls weekend”.
The idea behind rebel girls weekend is a sleepover with a signature dinner where we talk about stories of pioneering women.?
This past weekend I hosted the inaugural rebel girls weekend in Australia following several successful events in the US.
The key opportunity during the weekend is for the girls is to share stories over a meal, support each other and let their hair down for a while.
We use the amazing book(s) called “Good night stories for Rebel Girls” as a pseudo text and for inspiration. ?
The origin of the idea is from my professional life.
As a female leader in male-dominated industries and professions, I have noted the differences between the ability of women and men to negotiate and communicate in high-stakes situations.
The social and psychological reasons for these observed gaps is well covered.
The solution to closing the gaps is still TBD.
But my view is that if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.
So I launched the rebel girls weekend and it has been an amazing experience every time.
Girls lifting each other up.? Challenging the social norms.? And having fun.
Do you have a rebel girl in your life?
If so, don’t forget to ask her view at the table at every opportunity. ??Or on the zoom call.? Don’t let her sit there as a silent observer.? She knows what she is made of.?
It is where we learn to express ourselves.? And to lead.? And to make the world better.
Business: A Full-Service Digital Design Partner since 1998. Custom Development, UI/UX, and Consulting for start-ups and scale-ups. Personal: A Philadelphian expat in the Czech Republic for the past 20+ years.
1 年Maybe you could do a tween version in collab with another client of ours https://www.dhirubhai.net/company/thestartupsquad/
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1 年Bravo, Kylie!! "Here's to Strong Women: May We Know Them. May We Be Them. May We Raise Them” great work and thanks for sharing!
This is fabulous, Kylie and YOU are an awesome role model!
Dynamic Educator & Curriculum Developer | Skilled in Training & Facilitation | 10+ Years of Assisting Clients and Colleagues Write Essays, Documents, and Correspondence | Entrepreneur | Self-motivated
1 年Kylie, love everything about this, and would love to be a part of this, if you ever are in need, or would like. What an amazing program!
Helping GenXers *dying* to leave corporate build something of their own with courage, clarity, and structure
1 年What I would have given to attend this weekend when I was a girl! I'm excited for all the girls who have and will attend your events. Kudos.