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Access to technology means access to opportunities. In today’s hyperconnected world, with the proliferation of personal computers, mobile devices, and internet connectivity—it is easy to forget that many people across the world still do not have access to a computer. For many people like Rani*, who live in hard-to-reach, underserved communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh, access to technology—and the myriad opportunities it brings—remain out of reach.

Less than 40% of Bangladesh’s labor force are women. Many are engaged in informal, unpaid, or low-paying jobs that are most at risk of disappearing with the advancement of machine automation. Without access to technology, the opportunities for work and economic growth for Rani are limited.

At IIX Foundation, we celebrate the value of women as crucial forces in society, and are committed to supporting last-mile programs that empower them to realize their full potential.

With the proceeds from SHE IS MORE 2019, we are empowering vulnerable communities in Bangladesh to become independent through skills training. In the capital of Dhaka, which has over 3.5 million people living in the slums, women in particular lack access to quality education and are mostly employed as domestic or garment workers. IIX is providing over 120 women with access to basic computer and digital literacy training over six months, improving their confidence to access new and better-paying employment opportunities, and build better lives for their families.

Together, we want to help women like Rani to move from low-paid, low-productivity jobs to better opportunities, and give her the courage and confidence to change her life and make a better future for herself and her family.

Support SHE IS MORE through donating to the program, or join our early coalition of supporters to make SHE IS MORE 2020 happen! #SheIsCourage

*Some names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.

Voices from the Youth

Playing with the symbolic image of a Barbie doll and the model's expression, I wished to portray the numbness that many feel in response to the over-saturation of the media with images supporting a single beauty standard, along with the weight that this still has on many women. This was especially conveyed through the lack of balance in the size of the model and the doll head, communicating how insignificant these images may seem, yet the amount of impact they are capable of, and the genuine weight that they hold.

I wanted to depict this universal female experience to be a source of consolation that she is not alone, and as a source of validation that it is fine for her not to feel that she does not fit one mold. She Is More. She is more than her face. And she is beautiful.

Wai Ling

Charlotte, Hong Kong

In this piece, I want to convey that the world is new, with its skyscrapers, technology, and so much more. This is represented in the bright blues, greens, and yellows. This world is new, yet us women we are not.

Through the black and white face, I want to show that we are not new, unlike the world. We come into the world with the same past, respect and inequality. We are not given the opportunity to show that we are more. I live in a place where I am given that opportunity, but I know that there are so many people who are not. This piece is dedicated to those people. All girls and all women, emerge and conquer. Take your opportunity.

Emerge Girl, Conquer Woman

Nisya, Singapore

I dedicate this artwork to every woman of this world. I talked to my mother about the life of a woman, which gave me inspiration to draw this artwork. A woman plays different roles in her life amazingly- she is a daughter, a sister, a friend, a wife, a mother and even more...

My artwork reflects a lady with millions of things in her head always- millions of dreams about the future and millions of things to do on her list each day, everyday. She successfully manages to put together all the things in her life, like pieces of jigsaw puzzle. Sometimes, the puzzle pieces take time to come together but she continues to make efforts till she makes her world beautiful for herself and everybody around. She is more than I can say or I can draw.

Salute to Womanhood

Siyona, United Kingdom

Dreams can be different, difficult, strange. New ideas are born in dreams. To achieve the fulfillment of a dream is the greatest meaning of human life. The heroine of my picture realized the dream and became an excellent pilot. Became such as wanted in childhood. The fulfillment of a dream is the happiness that I tried to depict in the picture. The character's prototype was my relative who was able to fulfill the dream and become a pilot. My work shows that in the future you can become anyone, being a young girl or woman.

When Your Dreams Came True

Maria, Russia

In my illustration, there is a black woman who does a lot of activities that defy the stereotypes between men and women, and also between women of color and white people. In my art piece she is multitasking to show that women are very capable of doing anything they set their mind to and anything that interests them, showing that you don’t have to stick to any stereotypes whether you are a girly girl or a tomboy.

She is more because she is proving that women can be free to pursue whatever topics and interests they may have regardless of having to fit to any given mold.

Tough Umber

Gemma, Spain

From computer software to home security, women inventors have created many of the tools we rely on today. I made this painting in honor of the inspiring female inventors who I believe deserve more recognition. In this painting, some of the objects in the room correlate to the faces of the women they were invited by, for example; the aquarium invented by Jeanne Villepreux-Power, and the fire escape invented by Anna Connelly. The young girl in the middle of the painting represents future female inventors who will continue making incredible creations.

Inspiring Inventors

Fiona, United States

Weight

Sydney, China

In this artwork, I intended to combine digital art and photography in order to subtly convey the importance of women to have social and political freedom. To convey this, I included butterflies, which often represent hope, joy, and change. I blended in the butterflies with a photo of my friend in order to associate those concepts with women.

Additionally, I used a double exposure technique in Adobe Photoshop and blended my friend in with a photo of flowers to express that ultimately, representation of women aka "the butterflies" are what allow women to thrive and "bloom." I intended to make this piece of art dreamlike and happy, to exhibit liberation.

Bloom

Sachie, Japan

My heart was heavy for carrying
the burden alone
Words like overwhelmed,
distraught,
exhausted, seemed to describe me
But not any more.
At first daybreak a voice opens crevices
in the air, “Fear no more.”
And then eerily, a courage burned inside me
And my heart said
I am more
You are more
She is more...

She Is More

Urvi, India

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Less than 40% of Bangladesh’s labor force are women. Many are engaged in informal, unpaid, or low-paying jobs that are most at risk of disappearing with the advancement of machine automation. Without access to technology, the opportunities for work and economic growth for Rani are limited.

At IIX Foundation, we celebrate the value of women as crucial forces in society, and are committed to supporting last-mile programs that empower them to realize their full potential.

Together, we want to help women like Rani to move from low-paid, low-productivity jobs to better opportunities, and give her the courage and confidence to change her life and make a better future for herself and her family.

Support SHE IS MORE through donating to the program, or join our early coalition of supporters to make SHE IS MORE 2020 happen! #SheIsCourage

*Some names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.

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