Tuesday, March 8th is International Women’s Day.
(As usual, whenever we use the word ‘women’ at DWS, we mean all women: trans women, cis women, and whatever womanhood means to you.)
Inspiring Women
In Canada, this year’s IWD theme is ‘Women Inspiring Women’.
We challenge you to share the women who inspire you!
It could be:
a neighbour who has supported you
an elder who has taught you a new skill
a teacher who believed in your gifts
a youth who changed your point of view
a child who brings you joy
a writer who introduced new ideas
an artist who challenged your perspective
a friend who expands your mind with her kindness
a coworker who showed empathy
a classmate whose strength you admire
a celebrity who demonstrates that there are millions of different ways to be a woman
All this week share your inspiring women on social media, in conversations, and in reflections.
If you’re posting your inspiring women, share with the hashtag #IWD2022.
Want to have your sign or pic shared with DWS’ IWD post? Email crickett@dawsonwomensshelter.com before Monday, March 7th!
In Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Territory (Dawson City, Yukon) look for these posters around town to let us know your inspiring women:
Image description: Text ‘inspiring women, #IWD2022, is a woman who inspires me, dawsonwomensshelter.com, @DWS_EndViolence’ with a large white space for people to write the name of a woman who inspires them.
March 8 is International Women's Day.
It’s a global day to recognize and celebrate women’s and girls’ social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. It’s also a time to raise awareness of the progress made towards achieving gender equality and the work remaining to be done.
The beginnings of International Women's Day can be traced back to the early twentieth century. It emerged from the activities of labour movements in North America and Europe and reflected a growing call for women’s equal participation in society. International Women's Day first took place on March 19, 1911, in Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. That day, over a million women and men attended public events to show their support. Other countries began to observe and celebrate this day in the years that followed. The United Nations recognized 1975 as International Women's Year and began celebrating March 8 as International Women's Day.
Today, International Women's Day is a day of unity, celebration, reflection, advocacy, and action and is celebrated in many countries worldwide.