Three simple notions guide the women at EMU Australia: leading, creating, and inspiring. This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating Give to Gain and the impact of women supporting women through collaboration, mentorship, and everyday acts of generosity. In this blog, we explore three key areas that reflect how we find comfort in rising together at EMU and share practical lessons you can bring into your own life, helping to build confidence, opportunity, and community wherever you go.
Share Knowledge: Lift each other up
At EMU, we love sharing knowledge and helping each other grow; whether it’s in day-to-day work or bigger projects. These everyday moments can be surprisingly inspiring, and they’re a simple way to be a force of nature for the women in your life. Even a small act of sharing knowledge can feel really rewarding. Here are a few friendly ways you can do it in your everyday life:
1. Mentorship: Seeking guidance is one thing, but offering it? That’s always rewarding. You can mentor someone who looks up to you, or support someone navigating their own path through a university, community program, or work experience.
2. Advice: Sometimes all it takes is a few words of wisdom. Offering advice, even small suggestions, can make a big difference and help someone feel supported.
3. Guidance: Look to someone who inspires you. Whether it’s in career, fitness, or wellness, and learn from their journey. Then, share what you’ve learned with someone else. It’s a cycle of support that helps everyone grow.
Open Opportunities: Make space for one another
We're always evolving and love celebrating new opportunities as they come. Creating space for access and pathways isn’t just empowering, it feels warm and welcoming, much like the comfort we aim to deliver through our footwear. Here are a few simple ways you can give back to the women in your network:
1. Recommend: Suggest someone for a role, a club, or introduce them to someone in your network. Even small introductions can open doors.
2. Collaborate: Team up on a project, or lend a hand with something personal, like helping a friend refresh a space at home. Collaboration builds connection and confidence.
3. Speak up: Help others be heard. Support a friend in sharing their story, especially if they’re unsure or their voice might otherwise be overlooked. Speaking up together creates stronger communities.
Offer Support: Standing together
Sometimes, the best way to lift another woman is simply by being there. Encouraging a friend to take a leap that feels scary, advocating for her wins, or offering comfort in the way she needs it most. These small, everyday gestures make a huge difference. At EMU, we see how women supporting women creates the space to thrive, lead, create, and care with a strength that extends far beyond ourselves.
1. Encourage: Give her a boost, check in on how she’s feeling about a milestone, and remind her she’s capable of taking that next step.
2. Advocate: Back her up by endorsing her, celebrating her wins, or sharing her achievements with your community so more people can see her impact.
3. Comfort: Sometimes all it takes is listening, offering kind words, or simply being present in the way she needs most.
The Everyday Ripple of Support
The power of connection is immeasurable. When we give comfort, we all gain, and the impact only grows. Supporting the women in your life by sharing knowledge, opening up opportunities, or just being there makes a real difference. Empowered women empower women, and when we lift each other up, we all rise together.