Gathering: The new soul caffeine

It always takes someone to be the facilitator of gathering. Facilitating isn’t for everyone, but gathering is a must. Especially for women. Especially for women who seek change, opportunity, equity, and access. Especially for women in education. Gathering is an opportunity but today it might just be our responsibility.

When we set out to build SheLeadsEdu we did so with one thing in mind: women are better when they are connected to other women. There is no magic place or space to gather, especially during the time of Covid. However, there is a certain magic in gathering, and that magic is hard to recreate by oneself or in silos. That magic is best achieved when there is conversation, learning, opportunity, and engagement.

When women gather and support one another they persevere and stick with it, when in reality it would be so easy to just bail.

When I hear from other women too many of them feel isolated, discouraged, or disconnected from the K12 organizations where they spend their days. They are often forward thinking, mission driven, strategic thinkers who know that being “stronger together” is more than a catch phrase or hashtag. They seek discussions where they can be honest without judgement and encouraged without conflict. These women are doing incredible things for kids, for teachers, and for their greater communities. These…