A movement, not a brand

WomenBuildSafety.

AI tools, podcasts, and a community at the intersection of women and every dimension of safety — physical, structural, reproductive, digital, economic, and psychological.

1,400+
Builders in our Skool community
10
Sessions in the founding cohort
6
Pillars, one connective thread
AI
“This was the first room online that felt like a doorway, not a stage.”— Maren · build-a-thon ’25
Six pillars

A framework for real safety.

Safety isn’t a single problem — it’s a stack. We work across six pillars, with loneliness as the connective thread that runs through every one. Hover any pillar to make it the focus.

PILLAR / 01

Physical Safety

Bodily safety, harassment, public space — and the apps and rituals that keep us safer in motion.

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PILLAR / 02

Structural Safety

Systems, geography, exclusion. The barriers built into rooms we did not design.

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PILLAR / 03

Reproductive Safety

Bodily autonomy, healthcare, motherhood. The right to choose, and the support to choose well.

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PILLAR / 04

Digital Safety

Online harassment, doxxing, AI safety. The internet as a place women can build openly.

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PILLAR / 05

Economic Safety

Financial independence, funding, transparency. Money as a tool for freedom, not a leash.

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PILLAR / 06

Psychological Safety

Mental health, belonging, identity. Burnout is a safety issue. So is loneliness.

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The thread

Underneath every pillar is the same quiet emergency: loneliness. It compounds harm, stalls building, and pushes women out of rooms they belong in. We treat it as the safety issue it is.

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The podcast

Conversations that don’t flinch.

Jessica and JoYi sit with builders, psychologists, and survivors — pairing technical solutions with the inner work that makes them stick. New episodes weekly.

Episode 14 · 47 min
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Latest · Ep 14 · Psychological pillar

Loneliness is a build constraint — and what to do about it.

With Dr. Aiyana Patel. Why the women most likely to ship are the most likely to disappear, and the rituals that keep founders connected when the work goes quiet.

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Live sessions

Show up once. Build differently after.

Ten sessions, one cohort. Each one pairs a safety pillar with practical tools and the kind of unguarded conversation that’s hard to find elsewhere. Drop in for one, or sign up for the whole arc.

14
May · 1/3
Live this weekDigital pillar

Where Are You Actually? Mapping your product before your next move

Hosted by Jessica Denkelaar + JoYi Rhyss
22:00 CET · 4PM EST · 1PM PT · Live
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21
May · 2/3
Digital pillar

The Last Mile: everything you need to do before you hit publish

Hosted by Jessica Denkelaar + JoYi Rhyss
22:00 CET · 4PM EST · 1PM PT · Live
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28
May · 3/3
Digital pillar

Ship It: what happens the moment your product goes live

Hosted by Jessica Denkelaar + JoYi Rhyss
22:00 CET · 4PM EST · 1PM PT · Live
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We’re building a world where women can build, exist, and thrive safely — across every pillar, with care, courage, and each other.

JD

Jessica Denkelaar

Founder · CTO Digital Rebel · AI builder

Builds with code and conviction. Started Women Build Safety after a Skool post about loneliness went unexpectedly viral, then refused to sit on the answer.

JR

JoYi Rhyss

Co-lead · psychology & spirit

Holds the human edge of the work. Brings two decades of practice in trauma, identity, and the inner systems that keep women safe — or don’t.

1,400+
Members in the Skool community
14
Episodes recorded with builders & experts
4
Sessions held, six more on the calendar
32
Tools shipped by community members in 2025
As featured atRTL4·Drupal Dev Days ’26·Her Freedom Summit·Women in AI Europe
Four ways in

Pick your doorway.

Movements work because people show up at different volumes. Read along, drop into a session, join the community, or help fund the next build-a-thon — every door leads to the same room.

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Listen

Subscribe to the podcast and the weekly note. Zero commitment, lots of substance.

  • Weekly podcast drops
  • Founders’ newsletter
  • Resource roundups
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Build

Show up to live sessions or apply for a build-a-thon cohort. This is where tools get made.

  • 10-session cohort
  • Build-a-thon access
  • Mentor matching
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Sponsor

Power the work. Sponsor sessions, fund build-a-thons, or partner on research. We’ll send the deck.

  • Session sponsorship
  • Build-a-thon prizes
  • Research partnerships
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Stronger together.
Safer together.

Empowering women. Building safer spaces. Creating a stronger tomorrow — one tool, one session, one honest conversation at a time.

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