The rebellion begins when we stop pretending the playing field is level.
Let’s be real: business advice often assumes we all started from the same place.
The same resources. The same upbringing. The same privileges.
We didn’t. And we don’t.
We are not all born equal.
And this is not an Orwellian soundbite. It’s reality.
It’s nuance. It’s lived experience. And it’s what’s missing from the conversations around women in business.
The Unequal Foundations No One Talks About
I’ve always believed that every person is capable of building an incredible business.
But to truly support that? We have to stop pretending we all begin with the same foundation.
I grew up as the only child of a single parent.
I was told I was lucky, and in many ways, I was.
But I also carried trauma I didn’t have the words for. I learned to be silent, to shrink, to smile through the discomfort.
My best friend grew up in a bustling family of four.
One of my closest friends now was born into the brutal dictatorship of Ceaușescu in Romania.
Others in my circle have lived with invisible challenges their whole lives:
– ADHD and Autism, diagnosed late (if at all)
– Dyslexia mistaken for laziness
– Anxiety masked as perfectionism
– Trauma brushed off as “just being sensitive”
We’ve all carried something.
And we’ve all been told, directly or subtly, that we need to work harder, push through, be more like them.
But who is “them,” exactly?
The Science That Set Me Off (In the Best Way)
Reading Inferior by Angela Saini shook me.
Not because it was new information, but because it confirmed what so many of us feel in our bones.
- That the differences between men and women are nowhere near as big as we’ve been led to believe.
- That culture and environment shape behaviour more than biology ever could.
- That gender bias in science has left us underrepresented, underserved, and underestimated, from medical research to crash test dummies
When women are excluded from the data, we’re excluded from the solutions.
And we wonder why things feel off.
No wonder we’re exhausted.
We’ve been building businesses in systems never designed for us,
and then blaming ourselves when they don’t feel right.
Time to Break the Mould. Not Fit Into It
We talk about equality, but what we really need is equity.
Support that recognises our starting point. Our energy. Our rhythm. Our brilliance.
We don’t need more “how to be successful” blueprints written by people who’ve never had to juggle the school run, perimenopause, and self-worth issues rooted in generational shame.
We need a new conversation.
One that says: you are enough. As you are. Right now.
And that honours your lived experience as part of what makes you so damn capable.
I’m Teaching My Daughter to Rebel
Because I don’t want her to just survive the system, I want her to change it.
I want her to see successful women and successful men.
Sharing the mental load.
Speaking with confidence.
Resting without guilt.
Raising the next generation to do better.
And I want my son to see that being a man isn’t about being the breadwinner.
It’s about being a partner.
It’s about emotional presence, shared responsibility, and standing beside strong women without feeling threatened by their power.
Because change doesn’t happen because we ask nicely.
It happens when we decide it’s enough, and show the next generation what’s possible.
The Rebellion Is Personal. And It’s Powerful
Here’s what I know:
♦ You can build wealth without sacrificing your wellbeing
♦ You can lead without hardening yourself
♦ You can define success on your own terms, and make it wildly profitable
♦ You can create a business that fits you, not the other way around
But no one is coming to hand it to us.
We have to claim it. Together.
So this is your invitation:
Join The 10-Minute Rebellion
This isn’t another strategy you’ll forget in five minutes.
It’s a movement. A truth bomb. A daily revolution in 10 minutes or less.
Because the world doesn’t need more women playing small, it needs more of us breaking the rules that are breaking us.
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Come as you are. No masks. No performance.
Just you, your truth, and a community of rebels ready to rise.
Because things don’t change when we wait.
They change when we do.
