International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 08.
While every day is a perfect day to celebrate and show support towards women, on this day, the voice of female empowerment is strongest.
A Bit of International Women's Day History
International Women’s Day (IWD) has been observed since the early 1900s. In March 2011, President Barack Obama proclaimed the month to be “Women’s History Month”, calling Americans to reflect on “the extraordinary accomplishments of women” in shaping the country’s history.
According to the IWD About page, International Women’s Day is “a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for women’s equality.”
March 8 signifies an important day of the year to: “celebrate women’s achievements; raise awareness about women’s equality; lobby for accelerated gender parity; and fundraise for female-focused charities.”
For more information about this powerful movement, please visit the International Women’s Day Official Website.
Women Empowerment Quotes
“Here’s to strong women. May we know them, may we be them, may we celebrate them.”
CHERYL GAINES
“The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.”
AUDREY HEPBURN
“Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.”
G.D. ANDERSON
“There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.”
HANNAH GADSBY
“Life is tough, my darling, but so are you.”
STEPHANIE BENNETT-HENRY
“The most important thing one woman can do for another is expand her sense of actual possibilities.”
ADRIENNE RICH
“I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. … We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.”
MALALA YOUSAFZAI
“There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.”
MICHELLE OBAMA
“I’ve been in so many spaces where I’m the first and only Black trans woman or trans woman period. I just want to work until there are fewer and fewer ‘first and only’s.”
RAQUEL WILLIS
“Maybe it just boils down to: I’m a woman who’s really into her career, so I’m obsessed with the craft of my work. … There’s a romance in that for me.”
MITSKI
“I hate to hear you talking so like a fine gentleman, and as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures. We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days.”
JANE AUSTEN
“Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others.”
AMELIA EARHART
“A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.”
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
MAYA ANGELOU
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