In Review: "That's What She Said: Power and Purpose"

Soulpancake is a creative agency and a new media agency. They say that "our brain batter of art, culture, science, philosophy, spirituality, and humor to open...challenge...and feel damn good". They say that their mission is to "make things that matter" and to helps other "to figure out what it means to be human." 

Meanwhile Darling Magazine is a magazine that specializes "in the art of women" and "exist to encourage and empower women and be a voice of love." They pride themselves in seeing "beauty in every type of women", offering "tangible, deep advice" on various issues including serious topics, also evoking "a discussion on femininity", and a "catalyst for positive change."

These two powerhouses, Soulpancake and Darling Magazine, collaborated to create a series called "That's What She Said" on youtube. This is a series that strives to start an honest conservation about topics like Power and Purpose. Below you can see the topics that have been covered in this series so far.

• Power and Purpose
• 10 Things Every Female Should Know
• Parents and Parenting 
• Aging and Death
• Perception and Confidence

The video was a beautiful and thought provoking. I did not agree with all the opinions presented nor do I think they were presented to be the right answer. The video was made to cause questions and start conversations between women from all walks of life. The video asked three main questions to the panel which were the one that follow.

Do Women need to become like Men in order to achieve power and status?

Are there ways we can be unique leaders in the world without dismissing or
ashamed of our gender?

Where do you get your power and purpose? How do you embrace being a women
in your career?

I wanted to share my thoughts and responses to these questions. My idealistic and romantic part of my soul believes that women do not need to be like men to achieve power and status. I do fundamentally that women can be successful without losing a sense of themselves or acting like someone else that they are not.  

But at the same time, it seems to represented via the media and society that women have to be like men to succeed. Women that act "like women" are represented as not succeeding or achieving or being successful. Or are perceived as not on being the same level of success as men. My belief and what seems to be represented as the norm is completely different. 

My career is truly run by Men. Men rule the Art Historical Canon, contemporary art world, and the top designers that appear in Graphic Design Conferences are men. The women artists that I can name are truly less many a dozens. Though there is a lot of women in the arts, we are the object..the muse. Women are the crafters, makers, wives, the lovers, the mistresses, an interesting side-story, or the ex-wife. It is intimidating to see and learn that man after man are the ones breaking new ground or the hot newest artist. Women are always one step behind. 

I think women can be unique leaders. Women have a lot to bring to table. They bring perspective, experience, youth, wisdom, and so much more to any situation.

I get my sense of power and purpose from my values,  my family, my community, and Jehova. These things bring out the best in me and forces and encourages me to have valor and do things I would not dare to do. To have the balls to go after what I desire in life.

I do not know what the answers to these questions are. I do not know how to change others or their thoughts. I only know to how to change myself and I hope that my actions can speak a thousands times louder than my words ever could. To see this video or see what these two companies are doing, follow the links to explore. Thanks for reading.

Sources:

Soulpancake

Darling Magazine

That's What She Said: Power and Purpose