Cristina Zenato Instagram – Here is to strong women:
We Know Them
We Are Them
We Raise Them
Reflection from the floor.
I grew up the daughter of an engineer who took my mom and me around the world for construction projects, like roads and railways; yet I was forbidden to visit some of these projects (like unfinished bridges and tunnels) because, as a woman, I would have brought bad luck to the site (note: not from my dad but the mentality of the local workers).
I never considered taking any route into STEM, engineering, because the examples showed me they would be inaccessible.
I still found my way, but I had to break away from the constraints of my culture and even from the comments of some of my family’s closest people.
It is imperative that we lead, inspire, and help other women fulfill their aspirations and dreams by giving examples, supporting, and being there for a word of encouragement, an idea, and a little push
The last three days at @asiadiveexpo have been full of encounters, first by the incredible team behind such an incredible event and then by the women in the industry.
The meeting, speaking, sharing, and watching the younger ones’ journeys have been excellent, refreshing, and recharging.
I do not have all the pics with all the outstanding women I had the opportunity to share time with, but here is to all of them:
we know them
we are them
we raise them (directly and figuratively)
Left to right clockwise:
With @christine_regent_west , US polar explorer
With @martinazimmitti , Italy Entrepeneur and professional diver
With @shruti_bhanushaliofficial , India, technical diver, leading the way in India for women to become more involved in diving and tech diving
With @mihirikorala, Sri Lanka, Adex event team member, scuba diver, wellness coach.
There are way more wonderful women I met but as always I spent more time sharing the moment than remembering to take pictures with, @julia.waterchild @sinosicat @julia_into_the_blue | Posted on 15/Apr/2024 08:57:24
