Women's Empowerment

Every year, March 8th is recognised as International Women’s Day.
But do you realise why we designate a certain day to honour and celebrate women?
Women began protesting and marching in several nations at the beginning of the 20th century to call for pay equality and better working conditions.
Some 15,000 women protested and marched through New York City in 1908 in order to call for better salary and working conditions, the ability to vote, and many other things.
Hence, the first-ever National Women’s Day was honoured in the USA on February 28 of the following year.
International Women’s Day has been observed over the years in numerous nations all around the world.
Additionally, it draws attention to gender inequity and other difficulties that women still face today while simultaneously honouring women and womanhood.
In the end, each year’s celebration of International Women’s Day serves as a reminder that the struggle for women’s rights is a never-ending process.
And that each and every one of us can contribute significantly to making the world a better and more just place for everyone.
In honour of today being International Women’s Day, we’ve compiled a selection of some inspiring words from well-known writers. You can send these to the women in your life, as well as your friends and family, or post them on social media.
1. “I am Woman, Phenomenally, Phenomenal Woman, that’s me.” ― Maya Angelou

2. “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” – Malala Yousafzai

3. “There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.” –Michelle Obama

4. “I am the sole author of the dictionary that defines me.” – Zadie Smith


5. “You should never be surprised when someone treats you with respect, you should expect it.” ― Sarah Dessen

6. “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” ― George Eliot


7. “In politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher

8. “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre


9. “You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate.” — Elizabeth Gilbert

10. “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.” ― Jane Austen


11. “I believe great people do things before they are ready.” ― Amy Poehler

12. “Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” ― J.K. Rowling


13. “When you can’t find someone to follow, you have to find a way to lead by example.” ― Roxane Gay

14. “I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.” ― Maya Angelou


15. “We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them it’s grand and great.” —Lucy Maude Montgomery

16. “There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” ― Jane Austen


17. “My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.” ― Judy Blume

18. “Don’t try to comprehend with your mind. Your minds are very limited. Use your intuition.” — Madeleine L’Engel


19. “There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” –W.E.B. Dubois

20. “What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain.” ― Maya Angelou


21. “Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.” –Malala Yousafzai.

22. “I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” –Mary Shelley


23. “How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants rather than to create it herself.” –Anais Nin

24. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” –Eleanor Roosevelt


25. “It’s okay if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.” –Colette Warden

26. “What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.” –Rupi Kaur


27. “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights.” –Hillary Clinton

28. “A feminist is any woman who tells the truth about her life.” –Virginia Woolf


29. “One is not born a woman, but becomes one.” –Simone de Beauvoir

30. “The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who’s going to stop me.” –Ayn Rand


31. “Each time a woman stands up for herself she stands up for all women.” –Maya AnAngelo

32. “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” –Melinda Gates


33. “Gender is not an easy conversation to have. It makes people uncomfortable, sometimes even irritable. Both men and women are resistant to talk about gender or are quick to dismiss the problems of gender. Because thinking of changing the status quo is always uncomfortable.” –Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

34. “We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.” –Sheryl Sandberg


35. “The test of civilization is its estimate of women.” –George William Curtis

What is the theme of International women’s day?

Every year, a different subject for International Women’s Day (IWD) is chosen to highlight the social and political concerns that women are now facing worldwide.

The theme for 2022 was “Choose to Challenge,” with a focus on combating gender bias and inequality in all facets of life. The theme for 2023 has not yet been revealed.

Themes from prior years have included, among others, “Women in Leadership: Creating an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World” (2021), “Balance for Better” (2019), “Push for Progress” (2018), and “Be Brave for Change” (2017).

The Development of Women’s Equality The history of women’s emancipation does not begin on a certain day; rather, it is a progressive process.

Nonetheless, other movements, protests, and revolutions advanced the cause of women’s emancipation considerably more quickly.

Women were not permitted to vote in countless nations in antiquity and even in modern times.

As time went on, an increasing number of women banded together and raised their voices.

The power to vote considerably improved the status of women in society. Daily suffrage rights campaigns were waged by numerous suffrage movements.

Women’s voting rights were largely secured in the US thanks to activists like Elizabeth Stanton and organisations like the National American Woman Suffrage Association and National Woman’s Party.

The Women's Social and Political Union in the UK actively promoted women’s voting rights.

When we consider that many nations only recently gave women the ability to vote, it is unfortunate for society as a whole.

After the second half of the 20th century, countries like Kuwait, Qatar, Zaire, Bahrain, Andorra, the Central African Republic, etc. gave women the right to vote.

If a woman does not have financial independence, she cannot be empowered. The time when women had to rely on their dads or husbands to fulfil their desires is long behind.

Women began to have more opportunities to work after the turn of the 20th century.

Nonetheless, many women in England were also required to labour outside the home in order to support their families.

If the women at the bottom of society are not empowered, women empowerment will fail.

Women from the lower socioeconomic strata have discovered numerous occupations after the turn of the twenty-first century, jobs that were previously only available to men.

Currently, there are numerous women working as farmers, bus drivers, gas station attendants, and masons.

And everyone of these women is doing a fantastic job at her work.