As Women’s History Month, March is when we reflect on the role of women in history, an often unsung history. While we fully recognize the struggle of women over the decades and while we stand on their accomplishments, we still have a long way to go.
Women throughout the world also celebrate International Women's Day which has been observed since in the early 1900's, another time of great expansion and turbulence in the world.
Today’s challenges may differ greatly on the surface, but the underlying lack of true equality continues to prevail, especially in developing countries, in hand with poverty and abuse.
This new millennium is ushering in significant change in both women's and society's concepts about women's equality. Many of the younger generation may feel that the battles have been already been won for women yet many older women know much lies ahead to bring the women of the world into true equality.
We have witnessed an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life - with more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights and in numerous other arenas.
Our goal is to move forward to visualize the day when…
Ø Women’s pay is commensurate with their male counterparts make up
Ø Women are present in equal numbers in business or political leadership positions and
Ø Globally women's education and health is on par with men – especially in developing countries
Ø Violence against women is in past.
We are making great strides in the right direction. We do have female prime ministers and other leaders, school girls are being welcomed into more universities in greater numbers, women can both work and have a family and more women have real choices.
Let’s turn March into a celebration of the positives. In doing so we can turn our attention to how we can share our good fortune with those who are less fortunate.
One of the ways to do that is to offer your support to 1000 Women Can Change the World.
Beyond monetary assistance, we are looking for women mentors who has expertise to share with other women throughout the world, who have fundraising experience and/or nonprofit volunteer experience, or who would like to be part of our movement to make the world a better place for women.
You can make a difference in the world… as together we create the next chapter of women’s history.
