City Expedition - Women Emerging

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Your City, Your Expedition

Expeditions run by women, in and for their cities

Why a City Expedition

Women around the world are looking to lead expeditions in their cities. Many want to reduce the isolation women feel and believe that, in doing so, women will counterbalance the increasing forces of fragmentation within their city. Others simply see the expedition as a powerful way to bring the Women Emerging movement to life in their city. They want to uncover and share an approach to leading that will work for them in their culture and use their leadership skills for the benefit of the city.

How it Works

A woman, a network of women, or an organisation in the city partner with Women Emerging to set up, run, share the learning of the expedition and then empower MORE women to lead in the city.

24 women are identified who live or work in the city. They are a diverse group in geography, generations, abilities, aspirations, sectors, specialisms, backgrounds and beliefs. One woman––usually a volunteer––takes on the role of Expedition Leader and another takes on the role of a Community Manager.

The expedition sets off, shaped by the 4Es expedition methodology that was discovered during the first Women Emerging expedition and has been perfected on expeditions ever since. As with every Women Emerging expedition, Explorers commit to five hours each month: two and a half hours exploring individually and digesting the learning and two and a half hours as a group sharing reflections, pooling the insights, pushing each other's thinking, and moving forward.

After five months, as the expedition draws to a close, the Explorers

Capture their insights and share them widely with women in the city, in other cities and in the WE community on the WE Hub.

Decide how they will use their leadership skills for the benefit of the city.

How We Support Your Expedition

Women Emerging will support your city expedition all the way through, providing everything you need to deliver it successfully.

Detailed manuals for the Expedition Leader and Community Managers
Extensive learning materials for Explorers, including clips, handouts, scenarios, and reflective exercises
Access to a global community of expedition Guides

A dedicated online space on our learning management system where Explorers can access materials and share insights throughout their expedition
Quarterly workshops to prepare and support Expedition Leaders
An expedition hotline for Community Managers, ensuring that expeditions run smoothly

Every city is different, and we work alongside our partners to ensure each expedition has the support it needs. Whether you’re running your first expedition or building on previous experience, our team is there to help you create an expedition that reflects your city, your Community and the women taking part.

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Our Aspiration

As the Women Emerging movement expands, women will be launching city expeditions across the globe. In this way

Women will connect far and wide learning from each other and from each other’s cities.
More women will lead in their cities.

First City Expedition: Brussels

24 women who lead in Brussels have joined forces to find an approach to leading that resonates with women in the city.

They will then share this approach widely by working with the Women Emerging team to create a themed solo expedition designed specifically for women leading in Brussels.

In Brussels, they will pave the way to more women leading in the city by

Some Explorers twinning with leaders in Brussels to assist them in opening doors and deepening the engagement of women in the city.
Other Explorers launching initiatives that connect their diverse communities–evidence that when more women are leading, bridges are built across Brussels.

This first city expedition is run in partnership with Belgium’s 40 under 40 and TheMerode. TheMerode provides a venue for many of the sessions so that Explorers can meet face-to-face as well as online.

Reflections & Impact

The first Women Emerging City Expedition in Brussels brought together women to explore, question and discover new approaches to leading.

Watch the Explorers reflect on their experience and explore the Brussels Impact Report to see the insights, outcomes and collective impact that emerged from the expedition.