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100 Women: A Listening Project

Different generations. Different experiences. An opportunity to listen.
I'm setting out to hear from at least 100 women, across different ages, backgrounds, generations and life experiences.

I'm curious about women's experiences throughout life - what shapes us, what affects our sense of vitality, when we feel most like ourselves, what we want more of, and the things women experience that we don't always talk about openly.

There is no particular story I'm looking for and there are no right or wrong answers. Your experience doesn't need to be dramatic, transformational or difficult to matter.

You can answer briefly or share as much as you'd like. Most people should be able to complete the survey in approximately 10-15 minutes.

Some questions are personal. Please share only what you're comfortable sharing.

Thank you for adding your voice.

Before We Begin

This is an independent listening and exploratory research project intended to better understand women's experiences across different stages of life. Responses may be analyzed alongside those of other participants to identify common themes, patterns and differences. Participation is voluntary, and optional questions may be skipped. Completing this survey does not give permission for your name, identity, personal story or identifiable quotes to be publicly shared. Separate permission will be requested before any identifiable story or quote is shared.

I understand the purpose of this project and voluntarily agree to participate.

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Part One - A Little About You

These questions help us understand whether women's experiences differ across generations and life circumstances. Choose 'Prefer not to answer' whenever available.

What is your age?

Where do you currently live?

How do you describe your race and/or ethnicity?

How would you describe your current relationship status?

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Do you have children?

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Are you currently responsible for regularly caring for someone other than yourself?

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Which best describes your current work/life situation?

Part Two - Your Perspective

There are 10 questions in this section. There are no right answers. Brief answers are completely welcome. Longer answers are welcome, too.

1. What does vitality mean to you?

2. How would you describe your own vitality today?

Thinking about your life right now, how would you rate your overall sense of vitality?(1= very low, 5= somewhere in the middle, 10= being very high)

What influenced the number you chose?

3. When have you felt most like yourself?

Think about a time, or times, in your life when you felt particularly alive, comfortable, in your own skin, or fully yourself. What was happening in your life? What do you remember about that version of you?

4. Has your sense of vitality changed throughout your life?

Thinking across different periods of your life, have there been times when our sense of vitality noticeable changed?
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If you've experienced a change, what was happening in your life around that time?

5. What has influenced your vitality?

Which of the following have had the greatest impact, positive or negative, on your sense of vitality throughout your life? (Choose all that apply)

Of the things you selected, which has had the greatest impact and why?

6. What helps you feel more like yourself?

When your energy, sense of self or vitality has felt lower, what has helped you - or what do you believe would have helped you - feel more like yourself again?

7. What aren't women talking about enough?

From your perspective, what do women experience that we don't talk about honestly or openly enough?

Is there something you wish women felt safer saying out loud?

8. What do you want more of at this point in your life?

Of everything you selected, which ONE feels most important to you right now? Why?

9. Imagine there were more opportunities or resources designed to help women feel connected to themselves and experience greater vitality. What would you actually want or need?

10. Have relationships with other women generally made you feel more supported, more judged, or some combination of both? What makes you say that?

One Last Reflection - What haven't we asked?

What haven't we asked that you believe is important for us to understand about women, life, identity, connection or vitality?

Part Three - Your Voice & Privacy

May your responses be included anonymously when this project's overall findings, themes or statistics are discussed or shared?

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If there is interest in sharing a quote, story or portion of your response beyond anonymous aggregated findings, may we contact you to ask for permission?

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Would you be open to participating in a longer conversation about your experiences?

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Part Four - Staying Connected

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Would you be interested in hearing about future gatherings, conversations, experiences or opportunities that may grow from this project?

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How did you hear about this project?

If someone referred you, who can we thank?

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Is there another woman whose perspective you think should be part of this conversation?

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How do you know her?

I confirm that this person has given permission to have her contact information shared for this purpose.

Thank You!

Thank you for sharing a piece of your experience. Whether your answers were a few sentences or several pages, your perspective matters.

The goal of this project is simple: to listen before assuming we know what women need.

Thank you for helping make that possible.