Michelle Flowers-Taylor
@micflotay.bsky.social
CEO, Base 11. Mom. Wife. Educator. Documentary filmmaker.
Stories inspire giving.
When we share how Girl Scouts grow in confidence & belonging, people feel the impact.
Help us keep that momentum going, donate today: girlscoutsww.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #GirlScoutsWW
When we share how Girl Scouts grow in confidence & belonging, people feel the impact.
Help us keep that momentum going, donate today: girlscoutsww.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #GirlScoutsWW
December 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Stories inspire giving.
When we share how Girl Scouts grow in confidence & belonging, people feel the impact.
Help us keep that momentum going, donate today: girlscoutsww.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #GirlScoutsWW
When we share how Girl Scouts grow in confidence & belonging, people feel the impact.
Help us keep that momentum going, donate today: girlscoutsww.org/donate
#GivingTuesday #GirlScoutsWW
This season brings gratitude and reflection. Thanksgiving reminds me to honor the people who shape my life, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day calls me to acknowledge the histories and stewardship of the communities who were here first. Holding both with care today.
November 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This season brings gratitude and reflection. Thanksgiving reminds me to honor the people who shape my life, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day calls me to acknowledge the histories and stewardship of the communities who were here first. Holding both with care today.
Equity in film begins behind the camera. When directors, producers, and funders reflect diverse voices, stories reach deeper and feel more true. Real inclusion means empowering the people who decide which stories are told and how they’re made.
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Equity in film begins behind the camera. When directors, producers, and funders reflect diverse voices, stories reach deeper and feel more true. Real inclusion means empowering the people who decide which stories are told and how they’re made.
Leadership doesn’t always look like a title. Sometimes it’s a mentor who listens or a girl who decides she belongs in the lab. 💚 When more voices shape tech and science, innovation grows stronger. #WomenInSTEM #RepresentationMatters
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Leadership doesn’t always look like a title. Sometimes it’s a mentor who listens or a girl who decides she belongs in the lab. 💚 When more voices shape tech and science, innovation grows stronger. #WomenInSTEM #RepresentationMatters
Every time I meet a Girl Scout, I’m reminded why this work matters. Across Western Washington, girls build confidence & leadership, yet barriers still exist. But GSWW opens doors through access, mentorship, & programs that help every girl belong.
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Every time I meet a Girl Scout, I’m reminded why this work matters. Across Western Washington, girls build confidence & leadership, yet barriers still exist. But GSWW opens doors through access, mentorship, & programs that help every girl belong.
Betty Reid Soskin’s legacy lives through service, song, and storytelling that connect generations. She reminds us that community grows through those who stay, teach, and share. Sign My Name to Freedom keeps her voice and impact alive.
💛 Support the film here: signmynametofreedom.com
💛 Support the film here: signmynametofreedom.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Betty Reid Soskin’s legacy lives through service, song, and storytelling that connect generations. She reminds us that community grows through those who stay, teach, and share. Sign My Name to Freedom keeps her voice and impact alive.
💛 Support the film here: signmynametofreedom.com
💛 Support the film here: signmynametofreedom.com
Great to see the UK film industry building real diversity measurement tools. Because what you measure, you manage. In film, in STEM, in real estate: pipelines with no data are pipelines you can’t fix. #RepresentationMatters
Diversity data in UK film production to be collated for the first time
The Creative Diversity Network will create a reporting system with Bafta.
www.screendaily.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Great to see the UK film industry building real diversity measurement tools. Because what you measure, you manage. In film, in STEM, in real estate: pipelines with no data are pipelines you can’t fix. #RepresentationMatters
Equity is an engine for growth and belonging.
When people have access to opportunity, they contribute their full creativity, insight, and potential. That’s how communities strengthen and economies grow from the inside out.
Workforce development grounded in equity builds jobs AND futures.
When people have access to opportunity, they contribute their full creativity, insight, and potential. That’s how communities strengthen and economies grow from the inside out.
Workforce development grounded in equity builds jobs AND futures.
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Equity is an engine for growth and belonging.
When people have access to opportunity, they contribute their full creativity, insight, and potential. That’s how communities strengthen and economies grow from the inside out.
Workforce development grounded in equity builds jobs AND futures.
When people have access to opportunity, they contribute their full creativity, insight, and potential. That’s how communities strengthen and economies grow from the inside out.
Workforce development grounded in equity builds jobs AND futures.
Betty Reid Soskin understands the power of story.
Her work has ensured women (especially women of color) are seen & remembered for their sacrifices during WWII.
Through her storytelling, she reframed what history includes and who it honors.
🌟 Help share Betty’s story: signmynametofreedom.com
Her work has ensured women (especially women of color) are seen & remembered for their sacrifices during WWII.
Through her storytelling, she reframed what history includes and who it honors.
🌟 Help share Betty’s story: signmynametofreedom.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Betty Reid Soskin understands the power of story.
Her work has ensured women (especially women of color) are seen & remembered for their sacrifices during WWII.
Through her storytelling, she reframed what history includes and who it honors.
🌟 Help share Betty’s story: signmynametofreedom.com
Her work has ensured women (especially women of color) are seen & remembered for their sacrifices during WWII.
Through her storytelling, she reframed what history includes and who it honors.
🌟 Help share Betty’s story: signmynametofreedom.com
I’ve been thinking a lot about what leadership really means in times of transition & growth, & it seems to boil down to this: Leadership is stewardship
Listening, guiding, & acting with integrity; every decision shapes culture. Board service asks us to lead with values that last beyond our tenure.
Listening, guiding, & acting with integrity; every decision shapes culture. Board service asks us to lead with values that last beyond our tenure.
October 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about what leadership really means in times of transition & growth, & it seems to boil down to this: Leadership is stewardship
Listening, guiding, & acting with integrity; every decision shapes culture. Board service asks us to lead with values that last beyond our tenure.
Listening, guiding, & acting with integrity; every decision shapes culture. Board service asks us to lead with values that last beyond our tenure.
At 104, Betty Reid Soskin continues to live with purpose. From wartime work to civil rights, she has spent a lifetime documenting truth with courage and grace. Sign My Name to Freedom honors that legacy and the century of history her life continues to hold.
✨Donate here: signmynametofreedom.com
✨Donate here: signmynametofreedom.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
At 104, Betty Reid Soskin continues to live with purpose. From wartime work to civil rights, she has spent a lifetime documenting truth with courage and grace. Sign My Name to Freedom honors that legacy and the century of history her life continues to hold.
✨Donate here: signmynametofreedom.com
✨Donate here: signmynametofreedom.com
Before she was a park ranger, Betty Reid Soskin was a songwriter. Her lyrics captured the pulse of the Civil Rights era—spirituals, protest songs, and love letters to the community. Sign My Name to Freedom revives her voice. Learn more here: signmynametofreedom.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Before she was a park ranger, Betty Reid Soskin was a songwriter. Her lyrics captured the pulse of the Civil Rights era—spirituals, protest songs, and love letters to the community. Sign My Name to Freedom revives her voice. Learn more here: signmynametofreedom.com
Representation in the boardroom builds trust and accountability. When women of color hold leadership seats, their perspectives shape decisions that impact entire communities. Leadership grows stronger when every story has a place in the room.
What Do Women Bring to the Boardroom? Evidence from Corporate Environmental Performance
Rising interest in board gender diversity has spurred debates in both academia and the business world about what women bring to the boardroom table. ...
corpgov.law.harvard.edu
October 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Representation in the boardroom builds trust and accountability. When women of color hold leadership seats, their perspectives shape decisions that impact entire communities. Leadership grows stronger when every story has a place in the room.
Betty Reid Soskin turned 104 last month. Her life, as an activist, park ranger, and artist, reminds us that history is personal. Help us honor her story through the upcoming documentary "Sign My Name to Freedom."
👉 Support the film and help us bring her story to the screen.
👉 Support the film and help us bring her story to the screen.
Sign My Name To Freedom
www.signmynametofreedom.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Betty Reid Soskin turned 104 last month. Her life, as an activist, park ranger, and artist, reminds us that history is personal. Help us honor her story through the upcoming documentary "Sign My Name to Freedom."
👉 Support the film and help us bring her story to the screen.
👉 Support the film and help us bring her story to the screen.
Honored to produce the fundraising video for Girl Scouts of Western Washington’s Trailblazers Ball ✨
Storytelling helps power missions like this one. You can support GSWW here: https://www.girlscoutsww.org/en/support-us/ways-to-support-us/donate.html
Storytelling helps power missions like this one. You can support GSWW here: https://www.girlscoutsww.org/en/support-us/ways-to-support-us/donate.html
October 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Honored to produce the fundraising video for Girl Scouts of Western Washington’s Trailblazers Ball ✨
Storytelling helps power missions like this one. You can support GSWW here: https://www.girlscoutsww.org/en/support-us/ways-to-support-us/donate.html
Storytelling helps power missions like this one. You can support GSWW here: https://www.girlscoutsww.org/en/support-us/ways-to-support-us/donate.html
High housing costs and limited job opportunities leave families stuck. Housing is a foundation of mobility. With stable homes, people can move toward jobs, education, and opportunity. The path forward depends on treating housing as a driver of growth.
Many Americans can’t buy homes, get jobs or move in this stuck economy
Many Americans feel stuck economically due to high borrowing costs, fewer job openings and uncertainty.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
High housing costs and limited job opportunities leave families stuck. Housing is a foundation of mobility. With stable homes, people can move toward jobs, education, and opportunity. The path forward depends on treating housing as a driver of growth.
We often talk about “the pipeline” for women of color in STEM. But entry is only the beginning. Thriving requires mentors, supportive systems, and real opportunities to lead.
Representation is about persistence, not just presence.
Representation is about persistence, not just presence.
September 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We often talk about “the pipeline” for women of color in STEM. But entry is only the beginning. Thriving requires mentors, supportive systems, and real opportunities to lead.
Representation is about persistence, not just presence.
Representation is about persistence, not just presence.
Children start forming a “STEM identity” by jr. high. Yet many girls don’t see STEM as an option.
Discussions about STEM at home shape whether young people see themselves there. Representation isn't just who shows up on our screens, but also who we see at home, in conversation, & the day-to-day.
Discussions about STEM at home shape whether young people see themselves there. Representation isn't just who shows up on our screens, but also who we see at home, in conversation, & the day-to-day.
Parents instrumental in helping children discover STEM interests
A new study finds parents’ STEM identity, especially among primary caregivers, strongly influences whether children see themselves in STEM careers.
finance-commerce.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Children start forming a “STEM identity” by jr. high. Yet many girls don’t see STEM as an option.
Discussions about STEM at home shape whether young people see themselves there. Representation isn't just who shows up on our screens, but also who we see at home, in conversation, & the day-to-day.
Discussions about STEM at home shape whether young people see themselves there. Representation isn't just who shows up on our screens, but also who we see at home, in conversation, & the day-to-day.
It’s easy to call yourself an ally when the cultural moment supports it. But even when leadership moves on, the gaps across industries stay behind.
It’s not a trend to adopt, but a value to hold. Anyone can echo a message when it’s popular. Allyship lives in the choices we make when it’s not.
It’s not a trend to adopt, but a value to hold. Anyone can echo a message when it’s popular. Allyship lives in the choices we make when it’s not.
September 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It’s easy to call yourself an ally when the cultural moment supports it. But even when leadership moves on, the gaps across industries stay behind.
It’s not a trend to adopt, but a value to hold. Anyone can echo a message when it’s popular. Allyship lives in the choices we make when it’s not.
It’s not a trend to adopt, but a value to hold. Anyone can echo a message when it’s popular. Allyship lives in the choices we make when it’s not.
Love this. When we talk about diversity in film, age is often left out. Older women are treated as if they’ve aged out of relevance. But age brings complexity, power, & perspective. Representation should reflect us all across identities AND generations.
Will definitely be giving this a watch.
Will definitely be giving this a watch.
The Conspiracists won Best Feature Documentary at the Miami Women Film Festival. Grateful for the recognition.
“Films about women, made by women—particularly middle-aged women—are still far too rare given that we make up half the population.”
—Liz Smith
“Films about women, made by women—particularly middle-aged women—are still far too rare given that we make up half the population.”
—Liz Smith
September 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Love this. When we talk about diversity in film, age is often left out. Older women are treated as if they’ve aged out of relevance. But age brings complexity, power, & perspective. Representation should reflect us all across identities AND generations.
Will definitely be giving this a watch.
Will definitely be giving this a watch.
California is making progress in increasing the supply of #AffordableHousing. The message of this article: while building more housing, issues of #HousingEquity cannot be ignored. We also need bills to protect low-income renters and disadvantaged communities. 🏠
Opinion: California Is Right to Build More Housing — But Equity Can’t Be an Afterthought - Davis Vanguard
California lawmakers are focusing on increasing housing supply, but neglecting the people suffering most from the housing crisis, and the powerful landlord lobby is preventing meaningful tenant protections.
davisvanguard.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
California is making progress in increasing the supply of #AffordableHousing. The message of this article: while building more housing, issues of #HousingEquity cannot be ignored. We also need bills to protect low-income renters and disadvantaged communities. 🏠
What are the consequences of DEI backlash? More than we might think.
According to a recent survey, some business leaders say "respect for LGBTQIA+ workers has declined since the fall presidential election," with an increase in anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments, and less focus on hiring & inclusivity.
According to a recent survey, some business leaders say "respect for LGBTQIA+ workers has declined since the fall presidential election," with an increase in anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments, and less focus on hiring & inclusivity.
Business leaders say discrimination against LGBTQIA+ workers has become more common - The Business Journals
As the political climate shifts, many companies are reevaluating their approach to diversity and inclusion initiatives.
www.bizjournals.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What are the consequences of DEI backlash? More than we might think.
According to a recent survey, some business leaders say "respect for LGBTQIA+ workers has declined since the fall presidential election," with an increase in anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments, and less focus on hiring & inclusivity.
According to a recent survey, some business leaders say "respect for LGBTQIA+ workers has declined since the fall presidential election," with an increase in anti-LGBTQIA+ sentiments, and less focus on hiring & inclusivity.
I am all for non-profits buying and preserving #AffordableHousing. This act would keep the buildings away from private equity groups that may enact predatory pricing. It's playing out successfully in Atlanta today. Let's get these initiatives into more cities all over the country!
##HousingEquity
##HousingEquity
A New Financing Model Could Help Nonprofits Buy Affordable Homes From Private Equity Investors
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta created a flexible $100 million fund to help nonprofits purchase affordable homes from private investors. Experts say it’s a great start.
nextcity.org
June 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I am all for non-profits buying and preserving #AffordableHousing. This act would keep the buildings away from private equity groups that may enact predatory pricing. It's playing out successfully in Atlanta today. Let's get these initiatives into more cities all over the country!
##HousingEquity
##HousingEquity
We talk a lot about diversity, but how are we really thinking about it?
True diversity isn’t just about numbers. It’s about fostering environments where different perspectives can think independently together—where creativity, innovation, and inclusive leadership thrive.
True diversity isn’t just about numbers. It’s about fostering environments where different perspectives can think independently together—where creativity, innovation, and inclusive leadership thrive.
An Old, Yet New, Look At Diversity In The Workplace
Malcolm Forbes famously said that "diversity is the art of thinking independently together." That's especially true in today's business landscape.
www.forbes.com
June 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We talk a lot about diversity, but how are we really thinking about it?
True diversity isn’t just about numbers. It’s about fostering environments where different perspectives can think independently together—where creativity, innovation, and inclusive leadership thrive.
True diversity isn’t just about numbers. It’s about fostering environments where different perspectives can think independently together—where creativity, innovation, and inclusive leadership thrive.
Did anyone make it to the Women+Film Festival in Denver? 🎬
I'm always excited to highlight events like this because they create the space for women in film to be together in support of one another— something we definitely need right now.
I'm always excited to highlight events like this because they create the space for women in film to be together in support of one another— something we definitely need right now.
5 Films to Watch at This Year’s Women+Film Festival
1. My Favourite Cake 2. Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore 3. A Mother Apart 4. The Librarians 5. Time and Other Materials
www.5280.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Did anyone make it to the Women+Film Festival in Denver? 🎬
I'm always excited to highlight events like this because they create the space for women in film to be together in support of one another— something we definitely need right now.
I'm always excited to highlight events like this because they create the space for women in film to be together in support of one another— something we definitely need right now.