How It All Started

We started the Women of the World (WoW) initiative at the beginning of 2022, because we want to do something about the “gender promotion gap”. We are empathetic and caring for each other when we’re down, but we’re not so good at elevating each other when we’re high. The book Half The Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn – How To Change The World, inspired me to do something beyond donations for half of humanity. We believe that if more women elevate each other, there will be more women at the top and the world will be a better place. It’s been so incredible to see how this community has expanded over the past year, despite starting from just the women in R3. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to meet over 120 empowering women from our industry, and heard such inspiring stories by these strong women who have paved their own path. The energy and the motivation of the community is palpable, and me and my team are truly proud of the WoW community today.