Cash Queens, Stronger Wallets: Empowering Women Through Financial Smarts

by Pakhi Dixit In today’s economic landscape, being financial savvy is a critical determinant of empowerment and independence for women. Understanding financial concepts isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s essential for navigating personal finances and achieving long-term stability. Without it, many women are left to rely on intuition alone – often leading to a budget that […]

How to Keep Going

Life can be overwhelming. With work, family, friends, side-hustles and everything in between, it can very quickly begin to feel like you’re running on fumes with very little left in the tank at the end. Moving through life in a fog juggling countless responsibilities, remaining motivated can be difficult, to say the least. It’s often […]

Meaningful Rest and Why You Need It

Rest is something we all need. Critical in supporting our functionality, rest it not a luxury but a necessity. We need to take breaks, sleep, take a moment for ourselves and give ourselves time to recover. In a world that prioritises productivity and celebrates busyness, rest seems trivial. It becomes another task, another thing added […]

Learning to Say No: My Journey from People Pleaser to Self-Advocate

by Priyanka Roychoudhury For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a “yes” person. You know the type – always ready to lend a hand, take on extra work, or rearrange my schedule to accommodate others- basically being the ‘nice’ person. It’s not that I didn’t want to say no; I just found it […]

Feeling Stagnant? Here’s What to Do

Is it just us, or is September a bit of a weird time? The end of the summer, the beginning of the school year, and a new season, it all just feels like a lot. It’s as though the air that September brings is either something you thrive in or something you want to run […]

The Med Vs The Mid – The Appropriation of Customs from the Global South 

Did you have your morning chai? Oil your hair this week? Light your incense or get your eyebrows threaded recently? Well if you’re a woman of colour like us, then these things and many others have been normal parts of our lives since before we can remember. In fact, these practices and others go back […]

The Strengths of Women of Colour

by Abimbola Adeagbo Women of Colour are a varied collection of people who identify as women and come from non-white racial or ethnic backgrounds. These individuals may encounter distinct obstacles and encounters associated with intersectionality, denoting the convergence of numerous social identities and the consequent prejudice or exclusion that ensues. Women of Colour frequently encounter […]

Why WoC are Exhausted and What to Do About it

Are you exhausted, overwhelmed and tired all the time? Well, you are not alone. For one reason or another, WoC are more exhausted overwhelmed and overworked than ever before. It feels like every WoC we talk to, everyone that walks through the GirlDreamer door, or anyone that we meet at an event feels chronically tired […]

Why WOC Need to Take a Step Back

Women of Colour are everything and more. Talented, smart, capable, kind and successful. Over the years, we have shown up and continued to show out, doing more, achieving incredible things, and seeing phenomenal growth and success, all whilst living our best lives. However, as WoC continue to take the world by storm, it seems that […]

Mind The Gap: How a Gap Year Redefined My Path

by Victoria Ayodeji Are you considering a gap year or a sabbatical? Or do you know someone who is? Well according to The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) I was one of the less than 6% of students yearly who defer their university entry and instead take a gap year. I decided to take […]