7/22/2023 0 Comments To raise your voiceWriting is one way in which you can raise your voiceĮxpressing my opinion through writing is the way in which I raise my voice. With the ease of availability of online publishing platforms (such as here on LinkedIn), if you have access to the internet, you can do so too. Movements that have brought about social change have been started by everyday, ordinary people, who spoke up and raised their voice. Or Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who raised her voice when she wrote about girls not being allowed to receive education where she lived at the time in north west Pakistan. Or more recently, the hashtag #metoo which highlights the power of the collective voice on social media and gave women (and men) the courage to speak out and take action. Whether it is expressing your skills and talents for the benefit of others, there is something to be gained by you raising your voice.īe it Rosa Parkes, who became a symbol of the civil rights movement in the US, who raised her voice when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Whether it is sharing your story so someone else can learn from your personal experience, or speaking up about the many injustices in the world. This just goes to show what a ripple effect we can make in helping other people, when we raise our voice. Your voice can create a ripple effect of action Their artwork will add value to the people who buy it, and so on… My article inspired Kristin to take action and ask for the help that she needed and she now has a team of artists across the US rallying behind her brand.Īs well as providing Kristin with the support that she needs, these artists now have an opportunity to feature their artwork, widening the reach of their work. She Googled 'why can't women ask for help' and came across my article. In October of this year, Kristen LeDuc from Wisconsin in the US, who creates a line of paint for furniture artists, needed help in her business but didn't like to ask for it. When I wrote my article Why Do Women Find it Hard to Ask for Help? here on LinkedIn in 2015, little did I know the impact that it would have on the life of a woman living 3901 miles away from me on the other side of the world two and a half years later.
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