5 Years of 365

And we’re just getting started

Five years ago — in 2021, in the middle of a global pandemic when we were all baking sourdough and questioning reality — we launched 365 Days, 365 Women.

The goal? Simple (kind of). Share one woman’s story. Every single day. For a year.

No big production team. No master plan. Just two women, Google Docs, Instagram, a solid friendship, and a belief that the internet could feel lighter than it did.

Because at the time the internet felt heavy. Divisive. Doom-scroll-y. And yet it was the only place we could gather. So we thought: what if logging on felt… good? What if instead of noise, there were women speaking in their own words? 

So we built the kind of space we wanted to exist.

Why Women’s Stories?

Both of us studied media. We learned who shapes narratives, who controls the messaging, who gets remembered in history, and who gets edited out.

Not only have women’s stories been left out of textbooks — they’ve been left out of the everyday narratives we consume. And when women aren’t part of building the story, the story told about them is often idealized, simplified, and disconnected from reality.

We believe women should have the opportunity to share their stories, in their own words.

How It Started

365 began as a love letter to the women in our immediate communities.

We created seven questions — designed to make women pause and reflect on their lives, their strength, their experiences, their relationship to womanhood. To step out of the rush and really see themselves. To realize, maybe for the first time: “Wait… I’m actually kind of amazing.”

And then we had a realization: we did not, in fact, know 365 women.

And if this project was going to be truly feminist, we had to move beyond our immediate circles. So we decided to use social media for good. We started DMing strangers on Instagram.

We got plenty of no’s. But we also got a lot of yeses. And to every single one of you who said yes — thank you. You made this ambitious project possible.

Women from different countries. Different generations. Different industries. Different lived experiences. And eventually, women started reaching out to us.

What We’ve Learned

At the end of every interview, we ask the same question: What does being a woman mean to you?

The most common answer, across ages and borders?

Not competition. Community.

And that’s what 365 has always been about.

So Here We Are — Five Years In

Still asking the questions. Still listening to the answers. Still trying to understand the world through women’s words. Still carving out space for their stories. Still believing those stories matter. Still trying to make a tiny sliver of a difference.

We’re growing our portfolio beyond 400 features. We’re looking for new voices. Different industries. Different ages. Different lived experiences. Just like we were at the beginning.

This International Women’s Day, we invite you in.

Are you ready to share your story? Are you a company looking to amplify your female leaders? Do you want to align with a values-driven platform dedicated to women’s voices?

Email us at 365days365women@gmail.com. Let’s build something powerful together.

Five years down. We’re just getting started. 💛