The If Women Project: A Digital Journey

Welcome to The If Women Project

This is a behind-the-scenes documentation of creating If Women, an art narrative book that will be published by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins, in 2026. [If Women, the book, reimagines a world led by women through artworks and powerful stories from around the globe. Click here for more information on If Women.]

I invite you to join me in the creative process of publishing If Women.

Who am I?

I’m Christina Hawatmeh, author and project facilitator of If Women and owner of this Substack. I am the CEO at Scopio - and work with the most talented creatives in the world.

My dream was to go to Columbia University, and when I was there I developed a place for people to share their images and stories with the world.

I launched this Substack to map out my thoughts while navigating this process. Here, I’ll share insights into the making of If Women, my motivations for taking on this work, and the challenges I find along the way. I will ask for your input and listen carefully to your thoughts.

Hopefully, The If Women Project will help me stay true to the original If Women goals, but who knows how this story will unfold?

Enjoy the book-creating show.

Best,

Christina