Reseña

Stories are the makeup of our world, no matter our field or professional journeys. A story is always present behind a face and there are many powerful stories behind the faces of English Language Teachers, especially female teachers. Sharing our stories brings us closer and let us be more empathic to each other’s challenges and to be ready to celebrate each other’s success. Through the years, women meet in different places with different purposes, but a common necessity emerges; the need to listen to each other and know we are heard and better yet that we are not alone. This is how this book began. We wanted to hear, read, live the stories of women worldwide. We sent an open invitation to women to submit their stories, we asked them to organize their stories in sections which included: I. Background, II. Empowerment and leadership development, and III. Looking into the future. While they reflected on their journeys, we wanted them to have the freedom to talk and share what was important for them. This book collects the contributions of amazing women worldwide who share about their context, the challenges along the way and their success to be the empowered women they are today. This collection of stories in ELT has two things in common, the stories of women worldwide and the passion for teaching language. When these elements blend, they produce stories of overcoming challenges, developing strength, and growing despite life circumstances. What we have found by collecting these stories is that women have more in common and we can all relate to these stories one way or the other. When women gather, there is an energy that creates and heals. We hope that readers find themselves in these stories and that the stories of these amazing women serve as an inspiration to heal hearts and souls and to create a better world, a more educated world, a more empowered world for all of us.