Women in Mediation is a CMC series inspired by International Women's Day where Mia Forbes Pirie interviews successful women mediators on their journey in mediation. When Mia first thought of becoming a mediator, she was initially told that she could not be a successful commercial mediator unless she was male and middle-aged. At the time, this was pragmatic, well intentioned advice. It made her curious about other women's stories in mediation and inspired her to begin a series on Women in Mediation.