International Women’s Day: The Struggle For Social Balance Continues
International Women’s Day, which is celebrated on March 8, aims to support the fight for gender equality, so that women have opportunities in different areas without distinction. In fact, women, mothers, professionals, warriors and a multitude of preponderant qualifiers have empowerment as their main focus.
When did the women’s struggle begin? In essence, there have always been groups that opposed social stigmas. However, on March 8, 1857 in New York, a fight under the motto “Bread and Roses” by textile workers was a turning point. Then, in 1911, a tragedy in which 123 women died in poor working conditions changed the overall perspective.
The first major advance was represented by the 1945 United Nations Charter, a document responsible for making visible the importance of balance between women and men. In short, International Women’s Day has been taking place since 1977 as a result of its officialization by the United Nations. Despite this, the celebrations began to gain strength in the 1990s.
This last decade was the period in which the growth of women in their demands was exponential, which brings us to 2021 with the motto “Women leaders: for an egalitarian future in the world of Covid-19”.
Women (mothers) who opened doors of impartiality
Pressure in the form of protests, opposition and rejection of unjust measures has paid off. However, without the women and mothers who, with their contributions to humanity, gave space to gender, this would not have been possible. Below, we present three iconic idealists.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902)
It was a US-born suffragette who paved the way for women’s suffrage in her country. In addition, she planned and organized in 1848 what became known as the first convention in favor of women’s rights.
She did all this while fulfilling her role as the mother of seven children : Daniel Cady Stanton, Henry Brewster Stanton, Gerrit Smith Stanton, Theodore Weld Stanton, Margaret Livingston Stanton Lawrence, Harriot Eaton Stanton Blatch and Robert Livingston Stanton.
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
The Polish-born Frenchwoman managed to open a niche in the academic world when most doors were closed to women. Her discoveries about radiation allowed her to be the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics (1903) and Chemistry (1911).
Furthermore, little is said that she was the mother and promoter of the later careers of Irène Joliot-Curie (also a Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry) and Ève Curie.
Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)
A British activist who has contributed enormously to women being able to exercise their right to vote in Britain. Her organization, called the Political and Social Women’s Union, changed the way the world thought about what was right at the time.
The fight ran its course without a break as she played the role of mother to her 5 children: Christabel Pankhurst, Sylvia Pankhurst, Francis Henry, Adela Pankhurst and Henry Francis.
Key phrases on International Women’s Day
The word has a lot of power to change. Therefore, we decided to collect some of the best defining phrases to celebrate International Women’s Day. Pay attention to the following motivational expressions:
- “A smart woman knows she has no limits.”
- “A woman’s greatest fault is not recognizing her worth. ”
- “When life gets tough, remember that you are the strongest in the world.”
- “Blessed women who in their daily walk make history a cry for freedom, love and hope”.
- “A strong woman doesn’t follow the crowd. She is herself.”
- “Be the hero of your life.”
- “Love yourself”.
- “My value as a woman is not measured by the number of men who love me.”
- “A woman is born and remains free. “
The importance of International Women’s Day
The power of profound change is a battle that demands not only women but also men willing to give way to ultimate social justice. In the union is the strength and the desired gender harmony.
Ultimately, the ultimate goal is that equitable odds are no longer the exception to the rule in some environments and become the norm. Long live women!
