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  • Chia-Lin

    Chia-Lin is redefining safety tech through empathy and innovation.

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  • Ashley

    Ashley, founder of The Bee & The Fox, shares how community, compassion, and creativity shaped the movement from her garage to a global platform.

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  • Samantha

    Samantha has forged a powerful path in advocacy for Indigenous youth, amplifying their voices on both the national and international stages.

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  • “Real progress happens when we listen to women’s lived experiences and respond with both innovation and action, building solutions that reflect actual needs, not assumptions.”

    - Chia-Lin Simmons (November 5, 2025)

  • “Being a woman means holding contradictions with grace. It’s carrying both strength and tenderness, rage and compassion. It’s building life out of the scraps, speaking truth when it’s costly, and finding power in connection instead of control.”

    - Ashley Marie (September 13, 2025)

  • “I do my best to carry our stories and truths into spaces that were not built for us, while continuing to imagine futures where Indigenous youth are not only included, but centered.”

    - Samantha Jack (July 30, 2025)

  • “The field of women’s history has achieved so much since the 1960s and 1970s. It has given us so many more insights into our past and so much more understanding of our world, which would not have been possible if we had kept on focusing on the men.”

    - Jasmijn Groot (June 25, 2025)

  • “Life is challenging, and sometimes painful, but it’s our actions and thoughts that will define our existence."

    - Maya Gabeira (June 18, 2025)

  • "My work ensures that Indigenous youth, immigrants, and racialized communities all have a seat at the table. I do this not just for today, but for the future of kids like my 9-year-old sister, who is Māori and Cree/Mohawk. She deserves to grow up with her culture, language, and history centered—not erased.”

    - Hinauri Nehua-Jackson (June 9, 2025)

  • “Growing up I thought that belonging to so many places was a curse of not belonging to anywhere. These days that same feeling challenges me to know more. I was too Sri Lankan to be from New Zealand, but too New Zealand to be from Sri Lanka. Over time, I have adapted to the idea that cultural identity is not fixed, and is forever in flux. And it is my superpower.”

    - Thili Nanayakkara (February 17, 2025)

  • "It’s easy to get stuck in your life, thinking that the world is going to end if you miss a deadline, fail a test or do something wrong at work. But when you’re on the road, in the middle of the death valley desert, eating a sandwich, and you can’t see another person in sight, you realise all of that doesn’t really matter.”

    - Meg Symons (January 28, 2025)

  • “I view wahine (woman) as the nurturers of the world. We embody love and care in unparalleled ways. This nurturing spirit is fundamental to our identity as women and is a testament to the profound impact we have on those around us.”

    Maia Svadlenak-Gardiner (September 29, 2024)

  • “Make sure you are always advocating for yourself.”

    - Simi Sara (April 29, 2024)

  • “I always say, ‘No More Stolen Sisters.’ That’s not just for our Indigenous women; that’s for all our sisters. I consider all women our sisters. And, you know, we really need to stand with each other.”

    - Resilient Inuk (September 30, 2023)

  • “We have no idea what other people might be going through, regardless of how they present themselves or look on the outside. It’s really important to maintain compassion and understanding at the heart of everything that we do.”

    - Erin Bodin (July 18, 2023)

  • “Being a woman to me no longer refer to a box which I have to cram myself into, but rather a place where I can expand from.”

    Taylor Neal (February 2, 2024)

  • “Being a woman to me, and this can sound a little bit poetic or cliché, but I feel like it’s like being water. I find it to be a very fluid thing; somehow you’re able to adapt very immediately but also still be resilient, still keeping your own power. ”

    - Shubhansha Agrawal (August 24, 2023)