Use Your Voice
Answers from the project are the participant’s words, although some have been lightly edited for readability.
- Being a woman, do you ever find yourself changing something about yourself to feel safer or be taken more seriously?‘Yes, sadly I find myself worrying about being seen as ‘too much’ in terms of being too loud and annoying simply just for having […]
- Do you ever feel at a disadvantage being a woman?‘Yes, all the time, when I look at positions of power, I do not see as many women as there should be which can […]
- How are relationships with other women (e.g. family members, friends, colleagues etc.) important to you?‘My relationships with my female friends and family are super important to me. They are the foundation of my happiness in so many ways. […]
- What makes you proud to be a woman?‘Inspirational female figures in society and history’ ‘I’m surrounded by so many other amazing woman, our strength and willpower gets us so far. It’s […]
- Is there any advice you would give to your younger self about growing up being a woman?‘Your appearance is the least interesting thing about you, you can do anything you set your mind to.’ ‘To try to accept it rather […]
- What do you feel empowers you? When are you at your most confident?‘What empowers me is really other people, the friends I have. The love given towards me makes me feel great, it gives me the confidence […]
- How do you think the women around you inspire and empower you?‘Women around me inspire and empower me in so many different ways and that’s the beauty of it. One women might make me feel strong […]
- What are your future hopes for equality?‘What I see in the future is that all genders are being treated equally. No one has a disadvantage. Everyone can accept you for who […]
- What does feminism mean to you?‘What feminism is to me is equality, getting equal opportunities regardless of your gender. There [have] been a lot of inequalities that women have […]