Stories & inspiration
in our own words*
A platform for Asterisco* women where we can share our stories, thinking, and experiences.
What this space is for
beyond the polished “who we are”
This is where the community’s actual voices and thinking live. It’s open to anyone in it.
Women who led an event writing about organising and leading it: what they learned, what scared them, what it felt like to be in charge.
Women who took part trying a sport for the first time, a friendship that started at an event, a moment of growth or confidence.
Reflections and debates raised at events nutrition and the body, the gender gap in sport and leadership, body image, self-love and limits, women and nature.
Community-led research and environmental reflections, published as they develop rather than locked away in a report.
Read our blog posts*
Body & movement · Turin
nurturing the movement
A nutrition expert led a run and a picnic, and asked us to stop thinking about food as restriction. What if we asked what our bodies need to move instead?
First times · Porto
the first time is the hardest part
Twenty women turned up to try bouldering. Almost none had climbed before. The barrier turned out not to be strength, or fear of heights, but something much smaller.
Coming soon
Leadership · Norway
who gets to lead?
The gender gap in outdoor leadership isn’t only about who’s qualified. It’s about who gets asked, who assumes they’re allowed, and what it takes to go from taking part to being in charge.
Coming soon
Write with us
you don't have to be a writer*
If you led an event, came to one, or have been turning something over since – we’d like to publish it. In your words, at whatever length it takes.
We’ll help you shape it if you want the help! Different bodies, backgrounds, sports and countries, the more range here, the better this page does its job.
