Welcome, GIGANTAS
"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants" – Isaac Newton (probablemente)
Rome was not built in a day. Journeys, even if they're a thousand kilometers long, start with one step.
And sometimes, to see further, we need to climb onto the shoulders of GIGANTAS.
Isaac Newton, venerated scientist of apple fame, was not thinking of us women when he uttered his famous phrase. No, Newton was thinking of all the men who throughout history had the time, space, money and opportunity to generate the knowledge that allowed him, another privileged man, to make his famous discoveries. Newton was not thinking of us, but this won't stop us from re-signifying his words.
GIGANTAS is born from a desire to lend our shoulders so that, together, we can see further. We want to share our lived experiences and what we have been learning along the way so that you can take that infamous first step with a little less weight. With a bit of edge. Feeling a tiny bit more prepared.
GIGANTAS would like to tell you that if you're considering changing your work life and you're thinking of working or studying abroad, we are here to give you a hand. Because the first barrier we need to overcome is to know that we can.
Like many women before us, us GIGANTAS are not interested in just achieving our goals (taking advantage of the shoulders of our own gigantas, of course). As Luciana Peker perfectly puts it,
“a muchas, no nos importa solo llegar mas alto, sino que sean muchas las que llegan (...) Las otras importan.” - Luciana Peker
You matter. Thank you for reading us.