This week, we sent out a SheSpeaks Community Survey to learn more about you, our members. Thanks to all who took it - we were excited to read all that you had to say.
Check out some of the results and continue the conversation below. Then enter for the chance to win $50 to get started on your dreams!
I use social media for friends and family. I try to avoid the politics and negaviity and wish there were less of that on the sites.
Using social media keeps me in contact with people near and far.
I have been spending time catching up on things in the house.
Women don't support women as often as they should. I am guilty of this, and am trying to improve!
I definitely use social media more now to keep up to date on health news.
I would like to start a personal drawing business! I have sold several portraits to friends and family but don't have an online page on Etsy.
I am truly having a ball helping my grandchildren and their friends achieve their goals and dreams. It's nice to be able to put my almost three-quarters of a century of experience and wisdom to such good use!
I am feeling good and what to improve to be healthy and more motivated to get more done.
Women supporting women:
"54% said they are supportive sometimes but not often." This is very sad to me, and I agree that women are "less supportive in politics or at their work or job." Women are too competitive with each other. Because we are often portrayed as "less" than men, we need to support each other more.
I think connection is extremely powerful. But signing a connection with an empowering women's networking group is difficult. Even when women try really hard to be supportive of each other, in the end it seems they always end up tearing each other down. I have left more than 25 women groups since covid-19 began to be an issue in the US. I choose not to be around that negativity or take it in.
I work in retail and make very little money. I was going through my savings rapidly before Corona hit. It is important for me now more than ever to find a new job. Not only from a standpoint that I could not afford the bills before working in retail but now from a standpoint that I do not want so much interaction with the public anymore with the virus going around. Also if something like this were to happen again I would like the security of being able to work from home and not have hours cut or have no hours at all.
I use social media to stay in touch with family and close friends
Using social media and video calling to connect to the women in my life,family and friends, who give me advice for dealign with young kids in quarantine!
I am a school bus driver and am really missing my job, my kids, and my coworkers! Want to be back to work again!
I am a school bus driver and am really missing my job, my kids, and my coworkers! Want to be back to work again!