On the last day of Women’s History Month 2020, the women of PCH Tutors reflect on their shared passion for education, for supporting other women, and for strengthening their community.

At PCH Tutors I have the privilege to work with a staff that is primarily made up of women: intelligent, educated women. We are surely a force to be reckoned with, but Jake values the differing opinions and perspectives we all bring to the table. It feels important to be a part of a team of such strong female voices.

Let’s not forget about our outstanding team of tutors, male and female alike. But the women who tutor for PCH Tutors are absolutely, stunningly, impressive. They are breakers of stereotypes and leaders in their respective universities and fields. I am blown away by their accomplishments, and refer to each of them privately as “my favorite tutor on the team”. At PCH Tutors, we match those female mentors with students who learn to value the time they spend together. Getting to pair young women with incredible female mentors is really awesome. They are inspiring the next generation of strong, confident women.

As a tutor for PCH Tutors, I work with both male and female students, but the role I am so lucky to play in the lives of young female students is a position I value and cherish. Each of the young women I work with inspire me during every session with their drive to learn and to understand. They are curious and their questions motivate and challenge me to stay on my toes and always be educating myself so that I can share new things with them every time we meet.

For so many years female contributions went unnoticed, and to this day I acknowledge social disparities. I think gender diversity throughout all professions is important and I'm proud PCH Tutors has a strong female staff, both in the office and in the field tutoring. Our company is unique in that all of our staff have such different backgrounds, strengths, and goals, which wouldn't necessarily fit together for a team at other companies. I am inspired that our staff come from so many different industries including film, sales, teaching, and medical school and will go on to be lawyers, parents, environmental activists, community professionals, and producers. They can tutor physics, chemistry, calculus, and English, they are organized, pay attention to detail, and have empathy. I love being surrounded by female leadership, brilliance, and strength.

As social media manager, I love the freedom PCH Tutors has given me to promote content that reflects the values of its team. One of those values is unequivocally to support women and raise a new generation of kind, thoughtful, well-educated, critically-thinking leaders. To that end, this well-curated staff is constantly in conversation about how to motivate that. We think outside the box when it comes to working with our community: from Carling who takes such thoughtful care in paring students with tutors, to Heather who establishes relationships with everyone and constantly brainstorms creative ways to , I try to reflect these magnificent women’s energy into what we share online. Through social media, I love sharing others’ stories from around the world about girls succeeding in STEM, teens leading efforts to end homelessness, cool new tech that could cure cancer, fun virtual tours so you can see the world without leaving quarantine, and everything in between. I also love creating ideas for original blog posts (usually as an excuse to talk to people about fascinating topics, like the time I got to talk to Heather about dissecting cadavers and her breast implant illness) and I love that Jake’s passion for collaboration and education will always support the development of my ideas.

One of my absolute favorite parts of the job is interviewing the tutors themselves for the blog. Each tutor I chat with is an absolute inspiration: smart, motivated, respectful, and optimistic. Many of them are college students, and it’s incredible to me that a college student can be so articulate and insightful. Was I like that in college? I am sure it wasn’t possible. I can only wish I’d had an educational mentor like our tutors, and I can only hope to be them when I grow up!