How to #BeAMotherFunder

Six easy steps to emerging a world that works for all, no exceptions.

“You’re not doing it wrong, it’s just that hard. There is no perfect answer. There is no perfect choice. It’s just hard. I take a lot of solace in that and reminding myself that no, you’re not failing. You’re dealing with something that’s really hard and you’re doing the best job that you can as you make your way through this.” ~ Diana Spalding, “Let’s Nurture Moms and Birth a New Culture”

In this interview, Ms. Spalding is referring to the mothering of children. However, there are many ways to be a mother.

For instance, I don’t have kids, but I’m definitely a ‘mother of ideas’ and spend a large amount of my time nurturing the dreams of others. There are also many fathers doing amazing jobs of mothering their children. And, we all know that there are community members who have been tending the seeds planted over the years, fed by hope, watered by tears and kept safe for the next generation.

How to #BeAMotherFunder, in six easy steps.

1. Recognize & emerge the invisible work

The work that’s done by women in our society is undervalued, though essential to our quality of life. It’s categorized as soft skills or emotional labor, and, as such, is often uncompensated. ~ The Economic [R]evolution Will Be Feminized

“My wife doesn’t do anything; she is just at home,” a father of a student from Kerala, India, always used to…