We started the year with ambitious plans for bringing WWGSD weekend events all over the country before life intervened. But all is not lost — it’s time for a bit more about what’s happening with our one day events.
Earlier this year, Jess Ducey, Amber Craig, and I sat down and talked through what WWGSD would look like in 2018. We had one regional team well into the planning stages, a concept for another regional event, and a new shiny idea to help introduce more attendees and potential…
Creating an inclusive event is super hard. Especially when you want to make an event for women who are not normally included in events.
You need to consider a lot of things — how to make attendees feel welcome, how to ensure there are…
Being a parent is messy, busy, and rewarding. It’s also an obstacle for many women who wish to attend events. We think it’s unfair to place the responsibility and cost of childcare on mothers who want to take part in WWGSD, and recognise that it has the potential to prevent many from being able…
What on earth are we thinking?
The 2017 Wellington edition of WWGSD is running on 22–24 September. Election weekend here in New Zealand. When the team settled on the dates, we wondered how to present it to our prospective attendees. We…
In June 2016, we brought 110 women together at a camp outside of Wellington. We laughed, we cried, we stayed up late dancing to…
Last weekend, I had the honour to spend a weekend with about 120 amazing women, at…
We are running our first Women Who Get Shit Done Unconference in June 2016 outside of Wellington, New Zealand. This is our Organisers Manifesto, to guide how and what we do.
We value diversity in ALL its forms. We consciously work to bring new voices and experiences to the…
