Here’s remembering some Women that inspire us this Women’s History Month!

Discrimination, Harassment, Inequality are just a tiny bit of the problems women go through very frequently. These sometimes manage to catch society’s attention, sometimes do not. However, whatever may transpire, women never cease to shine. They meet their fate, sometimes alone, fight against the odds, and rise.

Yes, there have been a plethora of such inspiring women since forever…whether it be Marie Curie or Indira Gandhi or Lady Diana, but as the feminist movement becomes stronger than ever and the demand for equality echoes in everybody’s ears, their numbers have shot up and that, they will continue to do so.

Women today play extraordinary roles as wives and mothers being the pillar of strength in the lives of the men around them AND create an identity of their own, producing art, governing countries, fighting in the armies, winning accolades in sports, running huge corporations, protest for welfare in the society and so much more!

This Women’s History Month, we will pay our tribute to all these extraordinarily beautiful and wonderful women that have shaped the last decade in their own ways.

JACINDA ARDEN

New Zealand’s 40th Prime Minister Jacinda Arden had to top our list. Praised globally for tackling the pandemic deftly, she is a woman of substance. Her quick and decisive strategy made sure her countrymen and countrywomen did not suffer as much as the other nations had to. Showing solidarity with those who faced terrible pay cuts and lost their jobs, she also got a 20percent wage cut for herself. The Christchurch shootings were the first instance of terror against the Muslim community in her country in modern history and she being the exceptional leader she is, implemented tighter gun laws swiftly…but not after showing up to the place in a solemn black tunic, her head covered in a black dupatta as a mark of respect. She is a multi-tasker who made headlines for sitting at the UN Conference with her baby daughter and very vocal about climate change. This grit and empathy are what make women today exceptional leaders. We are sure she inspires millions of girls around the world to make their own mark in politics and believe they got what it takes to do so.

ROSE MCGOWAN

It is never easy to step up against assault, more so if your assaulter is a bigshot in the industry. Would anyone take your word against his? Would you manage to find work thereafter? While these questions are to plague any woman, it is important for just one to speak up…thereafter come hundreds of other such girls and ladies subjected to trauma. Rose McGowan is one of such women for us.  She gained prominence in the 1990s and early Noughties for her performances in films including The Doom Generation and Scream and her role in the supernatural series Charmed. In October 2017, the actor was one of several women to accuse disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. To this day, McGowan has continued to speak out against Weinstein, writing about the alleged assault in her 2018 memoir Brave and becoming one of the leading figures of the #MeToo movement. Recently, she showed support to another woman fighting against assault and on Feb 24, Weinstein’s guilty ruling completed a year. The #MeToo movement led to women speaking up from different countries and helped spread awareness.

We would also like to acknowledge, Alyssa Milano, who started this massive social reform movement on Twitter and inspiring thousands to speak up.

MEGHAN MARKLE 

Being a Duchess and getting married to a Prince is something all girls are conditioned to want. While Meghan Markle did have a fairytale wedding, things certainly weren’t easy for her. A successful actress, she was the first from the showbiz to get married into the British royal family. Also, the first black woman, and the first divorcee and was elder than her husband, Prince Harry. She had to relinquish a lot of things to move into Buckingham Palace but thereafter too the road wasn’t free of hurdles for her. As a member of the Royal family had taken on her role within the royal family with an evident sense of duty, speaking publicly about gender equality, mental health, and supporting an initiative that provides support and training for women who are unemployed. ‘It is said that girls with dreams become women with vision. May we empower each other to carry out such a vision – because it isn’t enough to simply talk about equality. One must believe it,’ Meghan said during her UN speech in 2015.

However, her husband and she soon announced that they’ll be resigning from their royal duties, owing to constant discrimination and harassment by the media and while it was a tough choice to make, she did not shy away from doing it.

Kudos to all these women and here’s hoping this decade sees a better tomorrow for girls all around!