Bailey Williams

EcoChallenge Community Team

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
315 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

60

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

60

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

34

pounds of CO2

have been saved

Bailey's actions

Food

composting

#60 Composting, #3 Reduced Food Waste

I will start a compost bin where I live.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Smaller Portions

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Conduct Virtual Meetings

#63 Telepresence

I will not travel for meetings and will instead conduct them virtually.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Test Drive an Electric Bike

#69 Electric Bikes

I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 12 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 6.79 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Women and Girls

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will spend at least 60 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Connect With A Nonprofit

#6 Educating Girls, #7 Family Planning, #62 Women Smallholders

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on womens' or girls' issues in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

Bailey Williams 4/25/2018 12:43 PM

I wasn't as on top of tracking my points as I should've been. But I learned a lot about how much fossil fuels I'm using by driving and I've cut back on that. I also looked into organizations that are helping girls and women and I'm going to start contributing more in a ways that I can. I have the opportunity to become a mentor for a young girl, especially a young girl of color, and I'm going to take the steps to do that.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Test Drive an Electric Bike

Half of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Private vehicles account for 60% of trips of a mile or less. Do you feel that these facts apply to you? If so, how might you incorporate an electric bike into your lifestyle?

Bailey Williams 4/25/2018 12:41 PM

I've been using public transportation a lot more in my commute to work. I take a bus, light rail and a ferry so I've been cutting down on my driving significantly, but I think that incorporating an electric bike I could run my errands on the weekend without having to use my car. I tested out one of those lime bikes that are electric and I really liked it and think it could be a feasible thing.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?

Bailey Williams 4/25/2018 12:39 PM

I think some barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in my community is opportunities. There are organizations working really hard to increase those opportunities, but I still feel like it's not enough. Women are also pushed into a box of what society thinks they can handle or do and I think that's wrong. We have to start asking these girls and women what they want to do, and what they think they can do. It's not up to society to decide.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Use Public Transit

How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

Bailey Williams 4/17/2018 10:04 AM

I've always had access to public transportation, when I was in elementary school I used to take the metro to school everyday. I value living in a neighborhood that has access to buses and light rails because they're convenient and better for the environment.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport Conduct Virtual Meetings

How can you ensure that your virtual meetings honor your values and your company's culture?

Bailey Williams 4/17/2018 10:03 AM

My company's values and cultures fit perfectly with virtual meetings. We work from home two days a week and regularly hold meeting with ZOOM.

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