My humble truth after experiencing SIBI

”Being a Romanian woman is hard these days, especially due to the political context and our country’s overall perception (if someone coughed misogynistic, bless you, ‘cause it’s true). 🤧 We already know, as women, how much (extra) effort it takes to prove that our opinion is worth it, that we deserve the same pay check as our fellow men who share the same role and same responsibilities as we do and, overall, how much extra effort it takes to prove that there is way much more to us than giving birth (whoever gets attacked by this statement, please, it’s factual). 🤝🏻 Luckily, there are programmes that are meant to elevate our role and perceptions around it everywhere around the globe. 💪🏻 And one that I particularly recommend, since I’ve experienced it myself is the Cannes Lions one: See It Be It. I can’t tell you how valuable this literally once-in-a-lifetime experience turned out to be, but what I can tell you is that it definitely became one of the most important milestones in my entire life, at least in the first 35 years of it. Besides the fact that it accelerated my creative growth by equipping me with trust and way more know-how that I can pass forward as a mentor, what it brought to me that’s priceless is the human connection with 18 women (actually more if we include the mentors) from all around the globe. 🫂 The sense of belonging that I got is irreplaceable and the fact that I know that absolutely anytime I need empowerment (or, tbh, anything), at least one of them is up and ready to give it to me, due to the fact that we are spread in every corner of the world, in every time zone, that’s the most special not-so-secret-anymore superpower that I’ve got. I hope this inspires you to apply (if you hadn't already), and if you did apply already and did not get in, do it again and again and no-matter-how-many-times-again, with the most vulnerable & honest version of yourself as there’s no shame in that. The truth is never wrong, it’s just contagious.”