My experience of joy in service through making SA a better place for women includes how one individual, then a homegroup, then intergroup, and finally the SA international community made themselves better places by taking measures to more comfortably accommodate me, a woman.

My homegroup had a daily noon meeting that was only attended by three, maybe four members. The other members of our group would not attend because I was there. Then, a gentleman who regularly attended the noon meeting and who used to take regular calls from males in our group, took a risk one day. He told the men that if they wished to speak with him, they could reach him only at noon meetings. Soon enough, other men started to come along, and they still come to this day. Since then we have all benefited hugely from sharing our respective male and female perspectives. The group was transformed by the courageous act of one member.
My homegroup adapted its workings to better accommodate me when a man privately messaged me in our Zoom chat function. The group decided to shut down the chat function so that I could participate in meetings more comfortably. It was a sacrifice by the group because now they would not be able to use the chat function to share important information; in order to better accommodate me, they decided that any important information could be emailed. I have since enjoyed these meetings in peace and comfort.
My intergroup also made a better place for me by inviting me to start a Women’s Welcome Meeting in order to welcome women newcomers into SA, and offer sponsorship while advocating for mixed meetings. They also suggested, and then voted, to have a workshop on healthy interactions at mixed meetings. Lastly, the workshop committee gathered interviews on mixed meetings and opened a Whatsapp Group to share them with SA members globally.
Those in the international SA community made a better place for me by inviting me to bring an idea of mine to the Public Information Committee. That committee, in turn, invited me to join the committee and begin developing resources for women on sa.org. We are developing resources right now to present to the Board of Trustees and to the General Delegate Assembly when completed.