Could there have been a more fitting way to celebrate the achievements of women than last night’s Academy Awards final two Oscars? Kathryn Bigelow became the first women to win the Best Director Oscar for her film The Hurt Locker. “There’s no other way to describe it- it’s the moment of a lifetime,” Bigelow said in her acceptance speech. She later said that he hoped to be the “first of many” female filmmakers who will win the prize in the coming years. The win was very deserved, as was the Best Picture prize that came moments later.
On this International Women’s Day, we now have one more reason to celebrate. Again, a woman has crashed through that “glass ceiling” and made things possible for women across the globe. This year’s theme, “Equal rights, equal opportunity: Progress for all,” has a new meaning this morning, as a woman has overcome history to receive the recognition she so rightfully deserved.
International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the artistic, economic, political, and social achievements of women. Occurring during Women’s History Month, today is a national holiday in some countries, where men and children give gifts to the women in their lives.
In this moment of celebration, we take pause to recognize those women across the globe and right here in our own communities, who are still being oppressed. In South Carolina, women’s healthcare and rights are being trampled on and destroyed by our lawmakers.
The women of South Carolina can change this. We can come together, and with a unified voice, illustrate that we deserve to be celebrated, that we should be respected, and compel policymakers to pass responsible reproductive health policies. Join the Virtual March, and together we can keep the moment of history changing in our favor.
“If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again!” ~ Sojourner Truth
Tags: Emma Davidson, International Women's Day, Reproductive Health, Virtual March, Womens History Month
I’m pretty stoked about an Oscar Win for International Women’s Day! Pretty nice timing, no?
Woot woot! You go girl! I know this is international women’s day so I would like to say to all women around the world. You are stronger than you know, you are loved, and you are amazing! Go Katherine!
This WILL be the first of many! The film was brave and so are you Katherine.