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We tell girls a simple story: Get your period around twelve. Deal with some pain. Have some babies. Then more periods. And then around fifty your body is meant to politely retire. But it’s never that simple. The unseen, unspoken, unknown stories of our periods, vulvas and wombs - our #wombstories - are so much more complex and profound. They are real stories of love and hate, of pleasure and pain and pain so severe it's a disease with a name, endometriosis, it's stories of longing and trying for babies. And of never wanting children. Ever. The joy of birth. The pain of birth. And the silent devastation of miscarriage. Stories of clockwork periods. And haywire ones. Of awkward beginnings and roller-coaster peri-menopausal endings. Good stories. Bad stories. Mundane ones. Profound ones. The bitter. And the sweet. And all of them, all our wombstories are as valid, as normal, as real as any others. And none of us should be made to hide what we feel inside. #womenempowerment #breaktaboo #unspoken #bodyform #amazingwomen #stories #sexualwellbeing #metoo #girls #womenhealth #womanhood #sgbusiness What a great video from Essity's brand Bodyform

🎉 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿, 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻! This isn't just a milestone—it's a movement! From just 2.2% of competitors in 1900 to now, we've rewritten the rules! 🚀 💥To all the amazing women out there, let’s kick off this week with a bang! Remember, the stories of these trailblazing female athletes are not just about joining the game; they're about changing it. They're leaders, innovators, and world-changers. 💪 So, as we kick off this Monday, let’s not just admire these trailblazers—let's be them. You’re not just here to play by the rules; you're here to rewrite them. Let’s disrupt the ordinary and make this week legendary! 📽️ Brilliant message, beautifully written and delivered by the iconic h#MayaAngelou, and powerfully illustrated by Women in Sports on YouTube. #olympicgames2024

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀... 👩🏻🤝👩🏾 What do women hold? 👨👩👦👦 The home and the family, and the children, and the food. 🫶🏻 The friendships, the work, the work of the world and the work of being human. 💭 The memories, and the troubles, and the sorrows, and the triumphs, and the love. Men do as well, but not quite in the same way. Sometimes when I am feeling particularly happy or content, I think I can provide sustenance for legions of human beings. I can hold the entire world in my arms. Other times, I can barely cross the room. And I drop my arms, frozen. There is never an end to holding, and certainly, there is often the feeling of never doing enough. And then there is the next day and the next day , and one holds on. -------------------------------------------------------- We were deeply touched by the reflective message of 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗻 as part of her TED talk, it speaks volumes. 🚺 It is women who weave the world and its dynamic - with kindness, affection, love, and determination, so the world doesn't fall apart. In the other part of the world, women are holding their dead babies, loved ones, empty pots, their tears and their sorrows. Over the years, I have witnessed the enormous courage and strength of women who are in service, caretakers, creators, corporate leaders, coaches, you name it, to move forward despite obstacles & tragedies they face, although they feel like they are falling apart. 👩🏻🤝👩🏾 We need women at all levels, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure that women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored. #womensvoice #powerfulwomen #empowerwomen  

Maybe we can "Have It All" 😂 Brilliant sarcasm 📹 - A Little Late with Lilly Singh. #MomGuilt #HaveItAll

🤭 Ladies, have you ever noticed that all your problems start with "Men"? Now you "Men-tion" it, can't deny the facts. 😅 Happy Monday! #menstruation #menopause #mentalhealth 📽️ Credit from IG innergizeyourlife

𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 "𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹"? A question that is never addressed to men. A question that defines "All" with a narrow societal definition of 🌟 a successful career, 🌟 a loving partner, 🌟 adorable children, and 🌟 a stellar appearance with a smoking body despite giving birth to the children. A question that equates "𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹" = "𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲" If ‘having it all’ refers to a woman’s happiness and well-being, then why can’t a single woman, a single mother, a child-free woman, or a homemaker be seen as having it all? So, for all the women reading this, chances are you already have it all but even if you feel you don’t, make sure that you define it for yourself rather than letting society do it for you. 📽️ from the amazing IG: Paulima #havingitall #doingitall #lifehasseasons  

Next time someone suggests it’s “just a C-section,” be sure to show them this video. Did you know that there are 𝟳 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗖-𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?! It's a complex, major operation that brings a new life into the world. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟲-𝟴 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁? 📽️ the amazing @askjanette in IG. #womenshealth #csection #femtech #womensupportingwomen  

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐲𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧 “𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞” More than 80% of the participants agree that they have met <10 people with an executive presence in their entire life. So what does it say? 🤔 Thank you Chrisje Alsters from Adyen for inviting us to break the myths surrounding the elusive “Executive Presence” ☺️ The key takeaways were ✅ Executive presence is a work in progress, it takes work to hone it, including making hard decisions. ✅ Most of us believe executive presence only happens to the very tops of people ✅ In fact, if we put aside our fears and concerns, by letting our authenticity shine, our presence surfaces. If you are struggling with being confident at work, remember, let your fears go, and be okay with being you, everyone else is taken. https://lnkd.in/gnKS8y5r

After our inaugural Walk the Talk on International Women's Day on the 8th of March 2024, in collaboration with Lean In Network, Singapore and She Loves Data, we asked male champions in Singapore to share their 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 in 2024. 👭We're thrilled that this group was led by some of the most influential C-suite men. 🙏 A heartfelt Thank you to John Lombard, Chong-Win Lee Tian Chong Ng Shane Happach Mike Culhane Varoon Rajani Bjorn Engelhardt Simon Green Vincent Goh (吳志傑) Kris Day Steen Lund Rajiv Menon Nitin Goil Thomas M. Stephen Keys Simon Hanson Scott Harrison Ronnie Sabnani Kartik Krishnamurthy Ian Burton Uma Thana Balasingam  Jana Marlé-Zizková Jingjin Liu #walkthetalk #investinwomen #accelerateprogress #iwd2024  

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗱𝘀 -  Melinda French Gates . At ZaZaZu, we firmly believe that to truly advance women, we must change the system and the workplace, not the women working in it. As long as the majority of leadership power is held by men, women must learn to speak the language that men understand. Listen to an insightful conversation with Crispina Robert and Adrian Tan and our founder Jingjin Liu at the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗜𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 in CNA studio. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘁, and 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝘁! https://lnkd.in/gTF8C9te