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Written by Johnay Hall
Women's History Month's foundation is based off three important dates: International Women's Day on March 8th, the U.S. Women's Suffrage March that took place on March 13, 1913, and the U.S. Equal Rights Amendment that was passed by Congress on March 22, 1972.
International Women's Day is a global day set on celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Today, in the news, there are several stories of what people were doing in honor of International Women's Day from The Guardian hosting a blog that posted events around the world as they happened (International Women’s Day marked with events around the world – as it happened).
Thinking about how far we've come as women and how much further we need to go is an eye-opener to say the least. To think back on women who marched during the Women's Suffrage, to think on how the pay gaps between men and women still demand attention as seen in this article ('Gender Pay Gap Bot' Exposes International Women's Day (dailydot.com)).
Clearly, we still have a long way to go before we #BreaktheBias but here's hoping that this article can pique your interest and curiosity and will engage you into researching more about how far women's rights have come and what you can do to further help empower women!
Happy International Women's Day!
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