Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Frustrated.....
I have been getting a bit frustrated because I want to have a role model that is a woman! My dream is to start an international nonprofit that works with women internationally on projects such as fair trade and/or microfinance and for me I want to look up to someone who is more similar to me...a person I can relate to and that is a female role model. Not that a male role model would be bad, but I just connect and feel more comfortable confiding my largest hopes and dreams to a female role model. Because my dream is starting or being the owner of a large nonprofit, historically many of those positions (such as CEO) are filled with men, where are the women??!!?? Sorry for the outbreak, but I guess I was a bit heartbroken because although I know female CEO do exist, I am having a hard time finding some to connect to. And I guess it also makes my dream and the possibility of that dream feel farther when there a few women that have achieved it. This was just a random thought I had to get out. Has anyone else experienced similar frustrations? On a positive note I guess I should see this as a barrier to overcome, not a barrier to be defeated by. End random outburst.
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Hey Becky...I know it can be hard..but don't get discouraged!! I found a link that list a bunch of women in non-profit but I think a lot of them do the technology aspect but Im sure there is more to them and their non-profit endeavors. Maybe someone on there will be doing something your interested in...
ReplyDeletehttp://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2009/01/women-in-nonprofit-technology-who-rock.html check it out and let me know if it helps or not. I will keep my eye open.
maybe you can talk to someone that is not CEO, but someone that is really close to it. Maybe a woman that is almost there, she is just one position down from being a CEO.
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