Dayo’s Dose of Wisdom: Mother’s Create
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFLwHAHhscU&feature=youtu.be
Where do Fathers fit in Maternal Feminism?
Last year at CSW an Indian woman, Ms. Sai, from an organization called Swayam Shikshan Prayog reported on a project in which rural women were making and selling solar-powered lamps. A Moroccan woman listened in complete awe. During the Q&A she said that she is from a similarly patriarchal country and asked, “How do you…
A Thousand Points of Light: Voices from CSW – Rita and Juany
Some of the most frequent questions I received when I returned from New York City after attending the Commission on the Status of Women were, “What do you do there? What is your purpose?” There are many reasons to go and many benefits of doing so, but one of the highlights for me, as a…
On Listening
One of the many things that makes my father the man he is—the tinkerer; the fixer; the chauffeur even for children that are old enough to drive and really should be independent but have not quite gotten the hang of it yet; the hanger of pictures that would otherwise slant crooked on the bedroom wall;…
Invitation to Attend U.N. Event in Utah
The State of Utah will be hosting an important two-day United Nations Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City at the Salt Palace Convention Center August 26-28. The U.N. system is dedicated to solving global issues by focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals and Targets. As Big Ocean Women we have a unique and powerful…
May 2019 Board Message
This month as we focus on being empowered through our feminine nature and biology, I can’t help thinking about my own journey into motherhood. It is not a story unique to me, but rather an experience shared, with variations, among the vast majority of women around the globe. I remember the moment I found out…
My Motherhood Story
While I was at the U.N. this year, I attended several presentations about the power of a woman’s personal story. There were teenage girls who discovered their value simply because they were given a platform from which to share their voice. They were then able to shape their future story by creating projects to help…
Happy Mother’s Day
https://youtu.be/6dfu5n-roXY A powerful message about
A Mother’s Dream for the Rising Generation
As Big Ocean Women we define a mother as any woman who has the best interest of the rising generation at heart. Our friend, Karyn Denny, is a mother both to her own children and to her Navajo community in Farmington, New Mexico. The importance of family and motherhood is woven into her cultural identity.…
A Single View of Motherhood
One of the hardest things to watch as I get older is my friends have children while I remain single. As a woman who grew up in an extremely family-oriented church and culture, I understood from a young age that motherhood is an honorable part of life. So, watching most of my friends step into…