The power of Boost: How one editor is leveling up her Medium publication to help women’s stories get heard



We’ve been talking a lot about Boost lately — the tool Medium introduced in February to help high-quality stories get greater visibility across the platform. There’s been a lot of chatter about how writers can benefit from Boost, but today I’m sitting down with Adeola, one of the Boost Nominators submitting stories for Boost consideration, to hear about how the program supports the work of editors and publishers on Medium.
In my real life, I run women’s circles and facilitate talking groups. I love them, but women with young children, single mothers, and folks with work commitments often can’t make the time to attend in-person circles. These women were missing out on sharing their stories and hearing other women’s stories.

For me, Modern Women is a bridge to those folks. It’s like being in a shared space with other women, but you don’t have to be there at a certain place or time. Now more than ever, we’re so isolated. Obviously, COVID did a number on all of us, but the isolation of women has always been a problem.

The publication has many different types of storytelling, but some of my favorites are the stories that are just women sharing. Because that’s where we learn the most. That’s where we feel less alone. Modern Women holds a space for that.