We may have a glut of faux-holidays around Thanksgiving, but how could I not write about Women-Led Wednesday? Combining women-led companies with online shopping, you know I love it. And besides, now is a great time to start following some instas and signing up for some mailing lists for some badass new companies so you can be ready for the deluge of Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday, Giving Tuesday, and even, ugh, Black Friday deals that have already started filling mine.
Women-Led Wednesday, however, is all about building a community of like-minded, female-led brands and encouraging the general public to “shop women”. Support and empower female leadership through collective purchasing power and finding and supporting female-led brands. Besides, the website has done the work for you, sorting over 100 brands and counting by type so you can easily find what you’re most interested in browsing.
Peep my faves in the Outdoor & Active category here.
Plus, check out this Fast Company article exploring the privilege of pockets. As someone who rarely carries a purse but will deign to just carry a wallet and phone if necessary and literally installed punch codes on my doors so I don’t have to carry keys, I do think this is a problem that needs solving.