Feel-Good Story of the Week: Expectant Models

Whenever I find stories like this one in the New York Times, it makes my day. It profiles Expectant Models, an agency that represents pregnant women as models to the fashion industry. The agency was set up by Liza Elliot-Ramirez, herself a model at the time, who found she was unemployable once she became pregnant.

Instead of throwing up her hands and resigning herself to 6+ months of confinement with no income, she decided to set up her own agency that would represent pregnant models only. 

I loved this story because it is a great example of how women can turn a sexist problem - nobody wanted to hire a pregnant model - into an opportunity that also changes the fashion industry mindset. 

So now, not only do I feel more empowered to change the world, I also finally know where all the beautiful sleek pregnant women come from who populate maternity clothing catalogs and Ergo baby carrier manuals.

Result: Feel-Good Story of the Week