On International Women's Day 2020,
I pause to celebrate the Voices of all women around the globe!
It is a quiet winter morning in my neighborhood but in the outside world, there is a loud outcry. The #EachforEqual hashtag is making its way throughout social media to bring awareness of this International Women's Day.
It is still unfathomable to me that all women around the globe are not being recognized as equal partners in society. After all, it is the 21st century and the women's movement for equality has been in the news since the 19th century. I am posing as citizens of the world, we become difference makers, united in our mission to recognize women as change agents and influential models for a younger generation. Each small effort to do so will bring us closer to understanding and promoting the Each for Equal movement.
I encourage you to take 3 minutes to view the video of the history of women's rights and spread the news that International National Women's Day should be celebrated beyond today.
Teachers, please consider using the above video and the IWD hashtag during Women's History Month as an informed call-to-action activity.
Slicing allows me to ponder life, literacy, and learning, capturing small moments poetically
through writing, photography, and digital art.
Day 7 of 31 days of writing March Slice of Life 2020 Story Challenge
Thank you for celebrating and writing about International Women's Day! I agree wholeheartedly: "It is still unfathomable to me that all women around the globe are not being recognized as equal partners in society." There is much, much work to be done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining me here today. I am glad that I have someone who believes what I do about women in society. I have a charity that I support in Uganda. We are two fold-helping women with sustainable living and the children with an education (H.E.L.P. International/Bigger Than Beads). Photos from Masese are always filled with smiling women and children even though they are in the midst of poverty.
DeleteI agree, Carol, we should all be celebrating women every day and doing all we can to elevate women into positions of power. I actually had students who gave speeches on passing the ERA, and one was a boy. Teachers can make a difference by helping students explore the history (herstory) of women's suffrage.
ReplyDeleteGlenda, you have been an influencer in both the classroom and Elizabeth Warren's campaign. I am sorry that the later did not work out. Maybe the next election we will see a woman in office. Let's hope for that.
DeleteThanks for sharing the inspiring video, Carol. I had not seen that. Here's to all the women who inspire us to do better, such as yourself. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christie for stopping by and the lovely comment. #BetterTogether
DeleteThank you for sharing the video and your thoughts! I have focused on increasing our women's biography collection in my library since I got the job seven years ago, and we put up an impressive display in March. I'm now thinking I need to take it a step further and offer an incentive for those who check out the books. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteChris, I love your incentive idea. It will hopefully bring more people to recognize the potential of women's voices.
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