09/03/2026
International Women’s Day Reflections…
It’s taken me some time to gather my thoughts and feelings to be able to speak from my heart.
I feel deeply blessed to have been raised by incredible Italian women. To experience sacred sisterhood. To be a mother.
These experiences shape how I see the world and how I honour women today.
Across the world we are living through a time of exposure and change. Socially, economically, technologically and environmentally, many unsustainable systems are being revealed and challenged. Many of the structures built through colonisation and patriarchy are finally beginning to crumble.
In many traditional societies, elder women are revered. They are the memory keepers, storytellers, wisdom holders and guides through life’s thresholds. Their lived experience becomes a resource for the whole community.
Yet in many modern systems, ageing in women is something to be resisted, hidden or corrected.
The cultural message is subtle but persistent: stay young, thin and pleasant to remain relevant.
Many of the structures we live and work within were never designed with women in mind. yet, in the midst of this, women continue to carry extraordinary responsibility. As leaders, caregivers, innovators and community builders, often holding a significant share of the invisible cognitive and emotional load.
I want to honour some of the women whose teachings have shaped me. My Nonna’s. Your care, nurture, traditions, family values, faith and courage.
My aunties. Your passions, care, generosity, guidance and resilience.
My mother. For giving me life. Your wisdom, patience, grace, compassion, love and nourishment.
My mother in law. For raising a divine, devoted, open hearted man who is willing to evolve with me.
My daughters. Your wisdom, presence, consideration of others, emotional intelligence, voice, creativity and leadership.
My sisterhood. Your vulnerability, space holding, sharing and non judgement. I honour the women who paved the way for us all.
The mothers.
The grandmothers.
The mentors.
The pioneers who carried families, communities and movements forward.
I see you. Your stories live in us.