Seattle’s SEA for SHE Empowers Women

Seattle has a SEA for SHE campaign empowering women to build a community that cultivates growth and strength. It’s  proud to be an inclusive city and showcases the women who are making a difference in Seattle and the world. I learned that 40% of Seattle businesses are women-owned. That is more than any other U.S. city.

Hotel 1000. Photo by Jill Weinlein

Staying at the modern Hotel 1000, it is ideally located near Seattle’s waterfront. This 120 guest room hotel’s onsite All Water Seafood & Oyster Bar is located just off the lobby. Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, happy hour and dinner, it’s a great place to start your day.

Spacious guest rooms have unique features such as a free standing deep soaking bathtub and floor-to-ceiling views of the city and Elliott Bay.

Seattle city and water views at Hotel 1000. Photo by Jill Weinlein

This location is within walking distance to many of Seattle’s popular attractions that include Pike Place Market, Seattle Great Wheel, the Seattle Art Museum, and Pioneer Square. Take the Seattle Monorail to the Seattle Center where the Seattle Space Needle, Chihuly Garden and Glass, and MoPOP are located. Purchase a Seattle CityPASS to leisurely explore these venues for one price.

Seattle Space Needle. Photo Jill Weinlein

One of the most inspiring women from Seattle is Melinda Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Headquartered in Seattle, visit the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center in the Seattle Center to see how the Gates seek to improve equity in the U.S. and around the world. Melinda Gates works to empower women and girls, helping to transform the health and prosperity of families, communities and societies.

Maybe We Can Do Something About This. Photo from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Visitors can enter and explore the venue to see interactive global health innovations and exhibits. Read and hear about powerful stories about communities rising above poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.

The current exhibits include ‘Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births’. This exhibit features over 200 objects and examines the evolution of rights and societal norms connected to contraception, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences over the last 150 years. It highlights how birth and culture impacts every living person.

Designing Motherhood exhibit. Courtesy of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Exhibit tours and discussions are led at 2 p.m. There are plenty of opportunities to discover ways to take action on causes that you care about.

Another strong female from Seattle is three-time Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Brandi Carlile. As part of the LGBTQ community, Brandi speaks out about addiction, immigration and bullying.

Seattle celebrates SEA for SHE. Photo Jill Weinlein

Seattle’s soccer sweetheart is Megan Rapinoe, player and captain of Reign FC. She is also the Women’s National Soccer League team of the Greater Seattle area and two time FIFA Women’s World Cup champion. Megan is an activist, and a philanthropist supporting equality for women and the LGBTQ community.

The current Board Chair of Special Olympics Washington is Kelly Campbell. She resides in northeast Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood and has been participating as a Special Olympics athlete for more than 30 years. The sports she competes in are softball, basketball, golf, and bowling.

Photo by Jill Weinlein

Seattle is vibrant city that appeals to all of your senses. RESY the online restaurant-reservation service has a list of women chefs and women-owned restaurants to enjoy their culinary offerings.

Go to Visit Seattle to discover the Emerald City.