Breaking the bias
8th March is International Women’s Day. It commemorates the passage of all things feminist, gender equality, planetary peace, and many amendments of various constitutions which protect and guarantee women for their equal benefits socially and in legal bindings. Every year it brings a new theme for people to recognize and celebrate the importance women bring into the fundamentals of our social system. When a woman is physically healthy, mentally strong, and financially equal to men, she will strengthen the root of infrastructure, an entire apparatus of society has been built upon. Last week the celebration officially kicks off with billboard women in music awards. Which was just a reminder to the world how many strong and beautiful women will be honored this month perhaps making it one of the most special months of the year. Girl power, feminine or masculine is indeed women’s history month. Many organizations are celebrating women’s day special through their empowering events. Giving a platform to create a gender-equal world. A world that is diverse, inclusive where differences are valued and uplifted together.
Emmy Meli’s record-breaking success of the song “I am Woman” has crossed 100M streams on Spotify in the month of February. Making every woman worth what she is, no matter which place she comes from, where she belongs, or how she gets persuaded in life. While Jennifer Lopez posted on her Instagram handle about small businesses she loves - all owned by women and wishes to encourage them by her own contribution in honor of women’s history month. Karol-G is the most promising Colombian singer who decided to go all out in her aqua-green hair, body-fitted red gown performing for BBwomen’s music awards, and flaunting her feminist side on the vogue cover quoting “value who we are above how we look”. Where one side Paris fashion week is empowering women influencers like Kim Kardashian to Leony Hanne by putting them in the most exclusive high-end ensembles of Givenchy, Balmain, and Balenciaga, reminds us of the revolutionary drop of Maria Grazia Chiuri in 2019, creative director of Christian Dior. She was on the stage to be presented with Légion d’honneur - France’s highest honor, the award presented by the French equality Scretory in a recognition of how the lady at the helm Dior has resurrected the historic French institution by emphasizing feminism rather than femininity. But in the current times, there is a majority of the fashion community pledging for peace considering the challenges Ukrainians are facing. Well-known fashion designer Stella McCartney declares on her social media portal that “ on the eve of International Women’s Day, we will be making a donation to CARE- an organization providing emergency crisis support to 4 million Ukrainians, prioritizing those most affected by conflict: women, children, the elderly and families”. In order to choose love and give peace a chance.
Young and talented Indian female figures working to break down those barriers and change the narratives to support the community of women. Being constantly moved by the vulnerability and bravery she is showing through her craft. Bhumi Pednekar - an actress and a climate warrior trying to make difference in her own way by joining hands with shaadi.com to represent the women workforce in India on equal ground to men, which is currently less than 25%.This vegetarian actress who’s gone through a magnanimous transformation herself from plus size to being fit and fabulous, always coming up with female-centric social issues through her choice of movies, can be inspirational for empowering women in all of its equality.
