Here at our office in Santiago Atitlan, the Pueblo a Pueblo team is made up of strong, unique, and empowered women. In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked some of our staff members: “To you, what does it mean to be a woman?”. Here are their responses.
To be a woman means: life, love, dreams, art in its whole radiance, and beauty with all its brightness.
Ser mujer significa vida, libertad, amor, sueño, arte en todo su esplendor, belleza con toda su iluminación.
- Rebeca Sosof, Maternal Child Health Program Assistant
Being a woman is a core part of my identity; it is a part of myself that I am immensely proud of, yet that challenges me and pushes me on a daily basis. We, as women, are in a unique position where our lived realities and society’s expectations of us are too often dichotomous and unjust. Being a woman is an immensely multifaceted, complicated, defiant, beautiful, overwhelming, and exceptional experience. I am a strong, caring, and intelligent woman and many people have shaped me; but it is the inspiring and extraordinary women throughout my life who have truly molded me into who I am today.
Ser una mujer es una parte fundamental de mi identidad, es una parte de mí misma de la que estoy inmensamente orgullosa, pero que me desafía y me empuja a diario. Nosotras, como mujeres, estamos en una posición única donde nuestras realidades vividas y las expectativas sociales son a menudo una dicotomía injusta. Ser mujer es una experiencia multifacética, complicada, desafiante, hermosa, abrumadora y excepcional. Soy una mujer fuerte, cariñosa, e inteligente, he sido formada por mucha gente; pero son las mujeres inspiradoras y extraordinarias en mi vida quienes verdaderamente me han moldeado en quien soy hoy en día.
- Robin Schmid, Partnership Coordinator
For me, to be a woman is smiling before the challenges and obstacles of life, delicacy and strength together.
Para mí ser mujer es una sonrisa ante los desafíos y obstáculos de la vida, es delicadeza y fortaleza.
- Johanny Quieju, Primary Education Scholarships Project Manager
Being a woman is appreciating other women for who they are and celebrating them for their own choices, mistakes, and triumphs. It's acknowledging everyone has their own path, struggles and finding a way to support and find support.
Ser una mujer es apreciar a otras mujeres por lo que son, y celebrarlas por sus propias decisiones, errores y triunfos. Es reconocer que cada quien tiene su propio camino, retos, y formas de encontrar apoyo y brindar apoyo.
- Ana Cabrera, Organic School Gardens, School Nutrition, and Beekeeping Project Manager
For me to be a woman is: beauty, delicacy, and life.
Para mí ser mujer es: hermosura, delicadeza y vida.
- Vilma Mendoza, Maternal Child Health Project Manager
To be a woman is to remember the strength, resiliency, and struggles of women before us, and to continue moving forward despite challenges we face. It is know and make known that our experiences and perspectives are essential to progress.
Ser una mujer es recordar la fortaleza, resiliencia y luchas de mujeres antecesoras, y seguir avanzando a pesar de los desafíos que enfrentamos. Es conocer y dar a conocer que nuestras experiencias y perspectivas son indispensables para progresar.
- Rachel Pak, Communications Coordinator
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