CELEBRATE WOMEN

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CELEBRATE WOMEN

+Series

2021

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“Lo que me empodera todos los días son mis hijas.” “What empowers me everyday are my daughters.” — Sarita , Chicago, USA, 2021, by Laura Monsreal Sabido

“My hands empower me. When I was young my mother told me that feminine hands were soft, smooth, unscathed. Now my hands are rough and calloused, covered in tape and chalk, but I look at them and think, what could be more feminine than the power to p

“What empowers me is my stubbornness. Whatever they say, Whatever they think, Whatever they impose, if I feel I’m right, I won’t sway. I always try to look straight ahead, Face what’s thrown in front of me. What empowers me is my

"What empowers me is the ability for me to be creative. Creativity is much more than paint for me. Through creativity I can express myself and share my story. As I grow older I have realized how important it is for me to share my story as a woman of

“My identity as a black woman empowers me. The blackness that I see when I look in the mirror, and melanin that shines in the sun like honey, empowers me. The curls and kinks that sprout out of my head like flowers growing from the earth, empowers m

“Being able to understand myself in a deep level as well as love from my family empowers me.” — Siyuan Meng , Shanghai, China, 2021, by nicoco

"I like how, as a woman, I can wear a skirt or pants and nobody'll bat an eye. I hope that someday it'll be true for everyone. Gender roles are screwed up." — Camryn , Chicago, USA, 2021, by Amy Do

“I have always been a Creative by nature. I thrive when making things; taking something from one form and turning it into something else. Part of this shines through in the way that I dress, as my love for art is often reflected in my outfits. As a

"Growing up, the idea of wearing makeup to make yourself look more attractive to and for men was such a normalized concept — and a heteronormative one at that. I used to apply it to “look pretty” and “fix” my appearance. I hated the way I looked wit

“Being able to paint and feel like I’m embodying someone or a certain style makes me feel confident. It makes me feel like I can do anything and be anything in a different style. Facepaint to me is so versatile but I’ve committed myself to doing thi

“Working out empower me. I used to be very lack of confident and really cares about what other people think of me a lot. But ever since I started my first boxing class in 2013, I found my confident. I knew that I can beat anything without fear. We g

“I love solo-travelling. Being alone in a foreign country, enjoying the silence surrounded by nature or getting to know new people and new cultures makes me feel so fearless and confident about myself. That empowers me the most.” — Loredana Riga

“การเดินทางช่วยเสริมพลังให้ฉัน การเดินทางไปยังที่ต่างๆ ทำให้ฉันได้พบเจอผู้คน และสถานที่ใหม่ๆ ซึ่งทำให้ฉันได้เรียนรู้วัฒนธรรม ขนบธรรมเนียมประเพณี วิถีชีวิต และทัศนคติของผู้คนในสถานที่นั้นๆ ฉันไม่กลัวที่จะเดินทางคนเดียว เพราะฉันเชื่อว่าในระหว่างทางฉั

“I feel empowered when I am in love! And when I am surrounded by people I love. When my heart feels good and feels the right vibes, I am good at everything. The magic love does on my ego and will it’s incredible. And if I fail I feel I am not judg

"Physically challenging myself makes me feel empowered. As a Project Manager, I host conference calls and lead virtual project teams 8 hours per day. Moving and stretching my body after sitting all day keeps me strong mentally and emotionally. My

“Through the song "Wild World" by Cat Stevens, which takes me back to my childhood, a place of total and free expression, of play and dance. It empowers me to continue expressing myself as I have been doing.” — Lara Lussheimer , Treviso, Italy, 2

“When I’m alone with my pen and paper, I am happy. I am happy to have hands to write with. I am happy to have a body that did not lose to anorexia and a mind that is learning to live with anxiety. I am happy to admit I take medication not because I

“People empower me. We are all different and meeting new people really makes me feel strong, powerful, alive. In the same way as a plant absorbing the light and enlarging, human beings need to be contaminated by other people to grow and to enrich t

“Writing and playing music is a sort of release for me. A process of my emotions. An understanding of what I’m going through. It wasn’t until I put writing and music together that than I realized how much closer I feel toward myself. It empowers me

[INVISIBLE POWER] “Things you can see in this photo: A woman who is smiling. Things you can’t see in this photo: -A woman empowered by how the knowledge, skills and self-confidence participate fully in her development process. -A belly ful

“Traveling the world empowers me. I am so grateful to my mom and dad who gave me the chance to start doing the first experiences abroad since I was a young girl. Their trust empowered me. Still today, thanks also to the complicity of my husband, I

“Traveling empowers me. Living abroad in 6 different countries and 3 continents has positively changed my worldview and character. In particular, my global travels enabled diverse interactions with people from all types of background, which made me

“Painting is something that transports me into a different realm. It’s a place where I’m the one that builds every atom and creates the laws of physics - everything is possible. When I paint I get into a sort of trans - me and the world I’m creating

“When I was a little girl, I always used to think how much easier it would be if I were a boy. If I was a boy when we played sports at school, the boys would eagerly accept me on their team. If I was a boy when I would go camping in the summer, I co

“Haena Kim empowers me. We met playing soccer in Shanghai, and she ended up offering me a job. Unlike other people I had worked for, she didn’t care about my age or how many years of work experience I had under my belt. She believed in me and still

“Dance empowers me because it allows me to express how I feel and connect emotionally with others.” — Lauren Trajano , Chicago, USA, 2021, by Brian Ho

“I am empowered every day by the breadth of human compassion and faith. Around my neck, I wear a jade carved into the likeness of 觀音 (guānyīn), the Chinese Bodhisattva of Compassion, Mercy and Kindness, and whose spiritual protection I’ve cherished

是什麼賦予自己力量？ What empowers me? 是透過兒時的燙傷印記，學會在異樣眼光中處之泰然。 Maybe through my burn scars since childhood, I learned to calm myself under people's stares. 是跟隨感性的發達淚腺，學會潰堤後再度爬起的勇氣。 Maybe through my sensitive tears, I learned to find the courage t

“Nicoco has been such a positive and supportive presence in my life. Last year, there were several times where I felt extremely isolated and stuck amidst the lockdown in the Philippines. We started a weekly design project where we swapped posters an

“What motivates me is the ambition to be as instinctively fearless and independent as possible. I learn to be empowered by everything around, even things that bothers me. Well, especially that.” — Olfa Farhat , Treviso, Italy, 2021, by Maximilia

“Growing up, I was raised by a strong woman with a survival mindset. While she had grit, there were times that she was running on empty. By emulating her, I almost ran myself into the ground more times than I could count—in elementary school, high s

“Running empowers me. It has connected me to people from all walks of life, and also allowed me to connect others. I enjoy making running fun so that people want to move- and continue to push their limits. Running is energizing, engaging, healing...

"Picking up a paint brush to start a new piece is both the most thrilling and earnest expression of myself. Using magnificent color to form feelings, identity and escapes that connect to others is magic. I've always loved story tellers and finding y