International Womxns day
Today, on international womxns day - I always wrestle with an internal struggle. I try not to define my work by my gender but I recognize the power of representation and appreciate my responsibility to highlight what’s possible and what needs to change.
Being a female founder vs male counterpart is most certainly a different and more challenging journey.
We’re often asked if we are ‘a female company on purpose. So much to unpack there, but the simple answer is no.
Do we love that we’ve built a thriving business full of strong and brilliant womxn? Of course! Should this automatically become the centerpiece of our story? I don’t think so.
Should my founder title to require a ‘female’ precursor? Or does it perpetuate the problem? I am also a Dyslexic Founder. A North English Founder, a Co-Founder a Bootstrap Founder. I’m a creative, resilient, empathetic and funny founder (if I do say so myself).
So today - yes I want to support and celebrate all the womxn paving the way, taking and making space for workplace equality. But I also want to say - I wish this conversation was obsolete. As long as there are more CEO’s called Peter than there are female CEO’s - my gender will be something notable and frontline by default. Here’s to the day when that choice is my own 🥂