Celebrate Women
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International Women’s Day celebrates women’s contributions to society, raises awareness about the fight for gender parity, and inspires support for organizations that help women globally. The theme for 2022 is #BreaktheBias, which highlights the importance of challenging biases and misconceptions in the interest of creating a more inclusive and gender-equal world.
On this International Women’s Day, let’s take a moment to celebrate all the ways women can support women.
#1 – Support women’s causes.
Support causes which support women. Our own Siobhan Smith, Co-President of Catapult, sits on the board of the WNY Women’s Foundation which is committed to creating a culture of possibility so each woman can live, grow, and lead to her fullest potential. Other great causes for women and girls include:
- Girls Who Code
- Kiva
- The Malala Fund
- The Sylvia Rivera Law Project
- Invisible Girl Project
- Girls Not Brides USA
- Global Fund for Women
- Girls Write Now
#2 – Support women artists.
Read books and poetry written by women. Watch women-directed films. Support women artists and artisans. Listen to podcasts and music by and about women. Enjoy this sample from one of our favorite writers:
Hear me as a woman
Have me as your sister
On purpled battlefield breaking day,
So I might say our victory is just beginning,
See me as change,
Say I am movement,
That I am the year
And I am the era
Of the women.
From “Won’t You Be My Sister” by Amanda Gorman
#3 – Support women-owned businesses.
Businesses owned by women (like ours!) need your support now more than ever. Buy from women-owned businesses, write a supportive review, or give them a shout out on social media.
#4 – Honor a woman who inspires you.
Buy a cup of coffee for a friend. Take your mom to dinner. Buy flowers for your sister. Write a heartfelt thank you note to a co-worker. Have a girls night out. Take a moment to tell a woman who inspires you just how much you value her.
#5 – Support women at work.
Women have an important role to play in helping their female colleagues succeed. Looking out for and advocating for each other can create a force for good that’s hard to stop.
Learn how to give women a fair shot professionally >
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