Not just one day but all days must belong to women. March 8th marks the International Women’s Day. The day began to be celebrated when 15,000 women marched through New York City calling for shorter hours, higher pay, and the opportunity to vote in 1908. A year later, the first National Woman's Day was proclaimed by the Socialist Party of America. Over the years, International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world.
Women’s Day is a reminder to celebrate the beautiful women in you life. But it is also a reminder that gender inequality still prevails in the patriarchal society we live in. It recognises women’s incredible achievements, raises awareness and encourages others to advocate for gender equality, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women.
Authors and writers have always raised their voice flagging women’s issues and has given us some amazing quotes and phrases that depict the essence of Women’s Day. Here we list down a few quotes, sayings, slogans and phrases by authors which you can send to the women in your life-- be it your mother, sister or spouse-- on this special day.
Women's Day quotes, sayings and phrases:
1. “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
2. “Extremists have shown what frightens them most. A girl with a book.” –Malala Yousafzai.
3. “I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.” –Mary Shelley
4. “One is not born a woman, but becomes one.” –Simone de Beauvoir
5. “Each time a woman stands up for herself she stands up for all women.” –Maya Angelou
6. “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.” –Hillary Clinton
7. “Girls should never be afraid to be smart.” –Emma Watson
8. “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” –Melinda Gates
9. “Cinderella never asked for a prince. She asked for a night off and a dress.” –Kiera Cass
10. “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping-stone to greatness.” –Oprah Winfrey
11. “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” –Eleanor Roosevelt
12. “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
13. “Some women fear the fire. Some women simply become it.” –R.H. Sin
14. “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
15. “Empowering women isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the smart thing to do.” –Barack Obama
16. “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
17. “You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman.” - Mary Elizabeth Winstead
18. “If you don’t see a clear path for what you want, sometimes you have to make it yourself.” - Mindy Kaling
19. “If you’re one of those people who has that little voice in the back of her mind saying, ‘Maybe I could do [fill in the blank],’ don’t tell it to be quiet. Give it a little room to grow, and try to find an environment it can grow in.” - Reese Witherspoon
20. “They'll tell you you're too loud, that you need to wait your turn and ask the right people for permission. Do it anyway.”- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
21. “When girls are given the right tools to succeed, they can create incredible futures, not only for themselves but also for those around them.”- Meghan Markle
22. “There is no force more powerful than a woman determined to rise.” –W.E.B. Dubois
23. “In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits” –Arnold Schwarzenegger
24. “I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” ― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
25. “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Bronte
26. “When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak.” ― Audre Lorde
27. “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” ― Alice Walker
28. “I do not see myself as a footnote to someone else’s life." ― Martha Gellhorn
Women's Day Slogans:
1. My body, my right.
2. We all can do that! We are Women.
3. The future is female.
4. Stand up for women, it’s Women’s Day
5. One girl with courage is revolution.
6. Give rights to women and bring them ahead.
7. Little girls with dreams become women with vision.
8. Celebrating the elegance of womanhood.
9. A woman’s place is in the house and in the senate.
10. Equal rights are not special rights.
11. She is in no way inferior to you; don’t treat her like one.
12. Empowering women, empowering humanity.
13. Don’t let women’s rights get left behind.
14. Make each day Women’s Day because the achievement of gender equality is everyone’s responsibility.
15. Pull off a sustainable society with gender equality.
