About Woven
Weaving women's global connections
Living abroad transforms you into a cultural bridge-builder, whether you realise it or not. Every time you navigate a misunderstood gesture, find your community in a new city, or help another woman understand the unspoken rules of your host country, you're practising a form of everyday diplomacy that textbooks can't teach.
Woven exists because we believe this experience is expertise worth sharing.
What We Do
We serve as the connective infrastructure for women living internationally, transforming individual experiences into collective wisdom. Rather than creating another platform, we honour the cultural intelligence women develop through real experience and connect it to those who need it most.
Every month, we publish authentic stories and practical resources that help women navigate the complex landscape of building connections across cultures:
Woven Spotlight features honest reflections from women living far from home - stories of belonging, becoming, and beginning again that remind you you're not alone in this journey.
Resource Guides transform lived experience into actionable wisdom, offering practical strategies for everything from finding your community to navigating cultural differences with confidence.
Between the Lines analyses patterns from individual women's stories, exploring how people actually build connections across cultures and adapt to new places.
Open Threads explores the shared experiences that emerge from women's stories abroad, inviting you to reflect on your own journey and connect with others facing similar challenges.
Woven Answers provides quick, experience-backed solutions to the questions that keep you up at night during cultural transitions.
Why This Matters
Your international journey isn't just a personal adventure - it's part of a larger tapestry of how women build connections across cultures. When you share your story of finding belonging in Bangkok, offer advice on integrating into Berlin's social scene, or help someone navigate the cultural complexities of raising children abroad, you're contributing to a form of human-scale diplomacy that makes the world a more connected place.
We document these real stories and practical strategies because they represent something profound: how women create transnational networks and build cultural bridges through daily acts of understanding and connection.
Who We Serve
If you're preparing to move abroad, we connect you with wisdom from women who've navigated similar transitions, helping you understand not just the practicalities but the emotional landscape of international living.
If you're newly arrived, we offer validation through authentic stories and practical guidance that honours both your home culture and your growth in new environments.
If you're well-established internationally, we provide a platform to share your expertise whilst connecting you with others who understand the unique challenges and joys of global living.
If you're building communities for international women, we recognise and amplify your work as part of the vital infrastructure that helps women thrive across cultures.
Our Approach
We believe in lived experience over theoretical advice, authentic connection over superficial networking, and practical wisdom over platitudes. We represent experiences from underserved regions and diverse backgrounds because women's international stories are as varied as the women who live them.
Most importantly, we recognise that cultural adaptation isn't about individual resilience - it's about building networks, sharing knowledge, and creating the support systems that help women move from surviving to thriving abroad.
Ready to be part of this global conversation? Subscribe to receive our stories and resources directly, or connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn to join the ongoing discussion about what it really means to build connections across cultures.
Curious about the story behind Woven? Read founder Weiwei Tan's Spotlight story about her own journey of weaving connections across countries.
