We rely on our local guides to convey and foster the Wild Women ethos and we will continue to work with our partners on the ground to ensure that each trip we run delivers the Wild Women experience.Įach trip has been rated from a scale of 1 to 5 for level of physicality. It has never been our policy to send an additional Wild Women representative on every trip as the local guides that we partner with are our representatives in creating the Wild Women magic on each trip. If it is a brand new program, we often send a WWE representative on the first departure. In the limited instances when our staff are joining a trip, they are usually there for reconnaissance/familiarization purposes. We do not send a staff member from Canada as a Wild Women representative on every trip as they would not have the same expertise, local connections, language and knowledge as someone in the region does. These women are experts in their field and fabulous at what they do. We work hard to find local partners who are aligned with our ethos in travel, sustainability and supporting local women. We support the practice of hiring local tour leaders and guides who are knowledgeable in the destination and tour activities. Our mission is to provide a unique and carefully curated space for women to connect with each other as like-minded travelers. ![]() That has never been more true than now, as we witnessed 2022 usher in more in-person events, in particular at the local network level, to address member enthusiasm around coming together, connecting, sharing, and giving back to our communities.At Wild Women Expeditions, we bring together groups of women from around the world, facilitating an enriching community experience while traveling. When you ask individuals and companies why they are a member of APIW, one of the key reasons cited is for the opportunity to meet, network and learn from insurance professionals from different roles, organizations and stages of their careers. This study is a reminder around the simple yet powerful importance of our relationships and connectivity. Two, and more importantly, was that regardless of the participants socio-economic background, ethnicity, career path, or even underlying health conditions, the overarching finding across all these years boiled down to one single principle – that close, personal relationships keep us healthier and happier. There were two takeaways for me: One was that the original group of people chosen 85 years ago were all men (this was more interesting than enlightening – over the following decades the descendants thankfully brought in both men and women to the study). ![]() Then I read a wonderful article this weekend from the WSJ’s Saturday Essay called “The Lifelong Power of Close Relationships”, referencing an 85 year Harvard study which has followed a group of 724 original individuals and over 1,300 of their descendants over three generations to measure and understand what keeps people healthy and happy. ![]() I thought long about what commitments I would like to share with my fellow APIW members, and with that overthinking came – what some may say – procrastination? Well that’s not the best way to start 2023! With the start of the New Year comes resolutions, commitments, and opportunities to reset. Dear APIW Members and Corporate Sponsors:
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