Women’s History Month’s theme this year is “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” It is a profound statement considering what we have all experienced in the past two years dealing with the pandemic. This month is geared toward focusing on the amazing achievements no matter the size or shape that the women in your life have accomplished. The world continues to have powerful yet difficult discussions around the emerging empowerment of women, gender equality issues, concerns, challenges and commitments. We are reminded that “we are the change we want to see in this world” and we will continue to do it for the future generations of our daughters, nieces, granddaughters, aunts, girlfriends, wives, co-workers, bosses and leaders.
There have been many phenomenal women who have paved the way for those like myself and those little girl scouts pictured above. We are reminded that as women we are the foundation for how those around us experience acceptance, healing, love, hope, and resilience through the power of our caregiving. There are exceptional leaders in the home, in classrooms, hospitals, driving busses, serving and catering to our palates, and of course rocking the boardrooms across the world! We cannot lose sight on how far away from equitable pay women continue to be or how systems are set up to guide our young girls into traditional jobs of teaching, food service, hygienist or child care workers; don’t get me wrong these are areas women dominate. However I would rather the shift push our girls into STEAM fields like coding, chemical/mechanical engineering, biology, physics, mathematics or medicine. They are quite capable of meeting the standard.
Maya Angelou once said “each time a woman stands up for herself without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” It is possible for each little girl to move up the ladder without stepping on the person below her or pulling the person above her down. As you celebrate the beautiful, courageous, spirited and brave women in your life, take time to appreciate them. Be gentle with them, spend quality time getting to know their stories and continue to uplift with understanding. Alice Walker claims that “the most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” So, if you can mentor young girls or women in your life, please do! Inspire the next generation of doctors, lawyers, educators, politicians, homemakers to breathe healing energy, effective communication, and socio-emotional wellbeing into their lives. They deserve to be celebrated in the next round of celebrations when they become women who will in fact continue to change the world as we know it.
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