Great Women Productions, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was founded in 2019, by Jo Napier, after she realized she had no 'Great Women' stories to tell her young daughter.
'When my daughter was little, and I was reading her bedtime stories, I wanted to tell her about the Great Women of Nova Scotia. As she grew older, and took an interest in math, I wanted to tell her about Great Women of Engineering... about female pioneers in STEM fields and what they had accomplished...
'In both instances, no great stories bubbled up and, that uncomfortable realization - that half our history, the female half - was missing from my consciousness, was the spark that created my Great Women Productions portrait business.'
A woman-led, sole proprietorship based in Halifax Nova Scotia, Great Women Productions (GWP) takes an ‘everyday approach' to helping clients design spaces that feel more inclusive; collaborating with companies, medical and engineering schools, government and corporate clients, to create portraits and boardroom collections that reflect the female face of innovation. "My work shows what 'women's work' really means. When girls know their STEM history, and the powerful paths women have changed in traditionally male-dominated domains, they'll feel a sense of ownership and pride - and be more willing to see these themselves in these arenas."