Hi @maverick ...thanks for the feedback...macam baca karangan haha. Anyway, I was the one who suggested the tag. The main reason why I wanted a new tag specifically for us ladies is because, even though I have been a Steemian for awhile, I often feel lost scrolling through my newsfeed. I try to keep my following list short but I still struggle to find the posts I want to support. Hence, the tag. The tag makes it easier for us to find each other because as the group grows it's going to be very difficult to keep track of everyone.
Secondly, I joined Steemit in June and at that time there was only a handful of us Malaysians onboard. I found Simon and Kristian through the #malaysia tag. I was looking for fellow Malaysians, specifically women, to build friendship and to support each other. I know I can always connect with the ang mos (and I did and I became good friends to some) but somehow I still want to reach out to our fellow Malaysians because we share the same culture and we can meet up for makan2 and have a great time!
Thirdly, I am a work-at-home mom and because I have 2 young kids to care at home, I don't get to go out and about meeting people as often as I like. So I communicate through the Internet a lot. I love Steemit and spend a lot of time on this platform more than anywhere else. So it's natural for me to want to connect with like-minded people here.
Fourthly, I am passionate about helping women stay at home moms specifically, to earn income from home. When I invite them to this platform I want to assist them on how to use this platform as much as I can. We moms (or women in general) have some specific needs that only other moms (women) can fulfill. We have issues with kids, housework, jobs, relationships etc and we want to connect and assist each other as a community.
And of course, #teammalaysiababes is not just for mothers. It's for all Malaysian women who are on this platform and want to give support to each other here on Steemit or outside of this platform. We want to build genuine friendship beyond Steemit. We are not an exclusive club. We have to intention to break away from #teammalaysia. We do not promote gender inequality. Team Malaysia is very dear to me because I was there when Simon started it all. And of course, we will always support anyone not just those using the #teammalaysia tag but #steem-cartoon and #cn-malaysia as well.
I am sorry if anyone felt left out when they receive no invitation to the Whatsapp group. We have no intention to exclude anyone. And that's why @angiechin28 wrote this post, to invite anyone who is interested to be a part of our family. Also if they don't want to be in the Whatsapp group, that is fine too. The ladies are welcome to use the #teammalaysiababes, regardless they are in the group or not. You are a part of us and we will support you too.
My sincere apologies because my English sucks so I hope everyone can understand my points and not misunderstood :D
Looks like the comments are longer than the post now, haha!
Anyway, thanks for your replies. Like the way you articulate the points.
Frankly, when I saw @deborism commenting on this, I just thought of chipping in my thoughts as well. Didn't know it triggers such active responses. Good to know the girls are very close-knit.
Certainly looking for some of you to spearhead more Steemit Bootcamps, especially for the ladies edition. As you know, when @bitrocker2020 and I thought of the workshops, the idea is to raise the content quality of teammalaysia, and for that to happen, we need all the help we can get!
Cheers, and steem on!
We are looking forward to do more workshops for women, and it cant be just @maverickfoo or @bitrocker2020 all the time lah, pity you both because you both also have family, life and other commitments too.
Just train some of us up, share contents with us and we will do our part, #teammalaysiababes will always be a sister to #teammalaysia 🙌 When women base grow, so will Team Malaysia.
Ya the comments are definitely longer than the post XD...but it's great when everyone could leave their feedback. It's very exciting to see that teammalaysia has grown by leaps and bounds within several months. Kudos to you for your effort in conducting the bootcamps. The one you did with the underprivileged youths is my favorite. Being a kampung girl myself one of my dreams is to see more rural folks, especially the youngsters, come onboard and earn some extra income to help their families financially. But I know it's gonna take a long time but I am sure it's doable :)
That's exactly what I have explained earlier @maverickfoo and I thought you got it 😂 😂 And it takes @coloringiship having to explain it again - the longer way.
Thats why this is not just #teammalaysiababes tag but is also about sisterhood.
What's unique about Steemit is that we can always form groups under huge community but that doesnt mean we cannot collaborate with one another. Well if some other groups refuse to do so, that's their perogative. But to us, we are supportive of anything thats good for the community, its just that we represent the 'ladies'. It's not about not including men into whatever we do, or being feminist, because there ARE things that women feels better to keep amongst ourselves. Dont ask me why, because women can be complex at times! Lols.
So I hope this will clear about the tag issue. Frankly, I dont see it as an issue at all. It was never a secret from the beginning. You should really spend time to read more of our postings lah then you will know who we really are and whats important to us ladies 😁 😁