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Is the change created by COVID-19 also the time for the international development sector to find space for self care? My new blog published on the DevPolicy Blog argues the global crisis is an opportunity to end the ‘hustle culture’ that pervades the sector.
International Development Professionals: In our hustle to change the world, have we lost sight of what we really want and forgotten how to take care of ourselves? How does this effect our ability to have the impact we want?
In a world where many people feel like they are ‘never enough’, ‘there’s never enough time’, and ‘I didn’t get enough done’, they hustle to do more and be more. Many international development professionals find themselves feeling stressed, overwhelmed and under pressure to create more with less. But does this constant hustle to do and be more actually get in the way of innovation, and impact and our ability to create sustainable economic and social change?
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In the next two years, the Australian government plans to play an active role in supporting our Pacific neighbours to find a ‘new normal’ through its Partnership for Recovery, Australia’s COVID-19 Development Response. The strategy has a strong focus on economic recovery and an ongoing commitment to gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. Within this strategy, we see a real opportunity to invest in the resilience of women-led Pacific SMEs and to better understand what really drives and undermines their business resilience. Such an approach could simultaneously support economic stability and enhance gender equality. As for what really drives resilience? Well for us, Guria highlighted the power of combining mindset development alongside entrepreneurial capability development and a connected, supportive cohort. This approach significantly contributed to increasing the resilience of the Guria cohort. From our perspective, those that have the ability to adapt, cope with stress and stand in their own power, will have a better chance of surviving this uncertain time. Mindset has always mattered in our work, but it matters even more now. It’s time we invest in it to ensure women-led businesses continue to survive and thrive.