From Vision to Action- Inspiring Inclusion in Women to Accelerate Success
1. International Women’s Day
From Vision to Action: Inspiring
Inclusion in Women to Accelerate
Success
Prepared By Trushali Dodiya
trushalidodiya84@gmail.com
2. Why Women’s Day and when its Celebration
Commenced?
• National Women's Day was initiated in the U.S. in 1909.
• Clara Zetkin proposes an international women's day at the 1910 International
Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen.
• International Women's Day was first officially marked in March 1911.
• Date fixed as March 8, 1913, becoming a global celebration of women's achievements
and equality advocacy.
• UN celebrates International Women's Day for the first time in 1975.
• In 1996, the UN introduced the first annual theme: "Celebrating the Past, Planning for the
Future."
• International Women's Day remains a global platform for celebrating women's
achievements and advocating for gender equality.
3. Let’s explore the background…
● “One is not born but rather becomes a woman.”- Simon de
Beauvoir – ‘The Second Sex’
● It’s gender, not the biological identity
● Look around yourself
● Observe women whom you think are empowered
● Observe women whom you think are not empowered
● Why? What are the reasons?
● What are the obstacles?
4. Analysis of previous years’ Themes
● Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future
● Jobs and Rights
● Women Stood United, Our Power Will Free Us
● Women’s right to a job
● Economic equality
● Uniting for peace
● Women in Decision making
● Ending violence against women
● Equal rights and opportunities
● Equal access to education
● Women in Leadership
● Innovation and technology for gender equality
● Invest in Women: Accelerate Success #InspireInclusion
5. The theme of International Women’s Day 2024
Invest in Women: Accelerate Success
Inspire Inclusion
What is still excluded that needs to be Included?
7. Financial Literacy
● Women’s contribution to the nation’s economy- Household duties
● Work Culture
● Gender pay gaps
● Women’s desire to work and outcome- how many work after getting an
education
● Preference of household duties- secure future
● Avoid dependency
● Working Women
● Majority lack financial literacy
8. Women around us…
● Women being the reason for snatching other women’s freedom
and independence- Soap Operas that lack intellectual thinking
development
● Morpichh by Vinod Joshi
● Lack of intellectual conversation
● Facebook Posts analysis on the Women’s Day
● Digital Literacy
● Women as Shakti and jokes
● Major problem- Union of women
● Perspectives of women who are empowered
9. ● Benefits of Studying Literature
● Be an independent thinker
● Let’s Inspire other women
● Celebrate the success
● Holding accountability
● We can infuse energy into the wire to ignite
multiple bulbs simultaneously.
● Focus on yourself. Don’t get lost in other people
10. “Freedom implies not just to do
something, but developing capabilities
to make it happen”
- Amartya Sen
11. References
• Beauvoir, Simone De. The Second Sex. Edited by Sheila Malovany-Chevallier, translated by Constance Borde and
Sheila Malovany-Chevallier, Random House, 2014.
• “Female labour participation declining in India: Why are women not working?” India Today, 9 June 2023,
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/jobs-and-careers/story/female-labour-participation-declining-in-india-why-
are-women-not-working-2391034-2023-06-09. Accessed 8 March 2024.
• “India's 900 million workforce, especially women, stop looking for jobs: Report.” Hindustan Times, 25 April 2022,
https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/indias-900-million-workforce-especially-women-stop-looking-for-jobs-
report-101650853902519.html. Accessed 8 March 2024.
• “International Women's Day 2024 campaign theme is 'Inspire Inclusion.'” International Women's Day,
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Theme. Accessed 8 March 2024.
• MAHDAVI, MAHNAZ, and NICHOLAS J. HORTON. “Financial Knowledge among Educated Women: Room for
Improvement.” The Journal of Consumer Affairs, vol. 48, no. 2, 2014, pp. 403-417. JSTOR,
https://www.jstor.org/stable/43861446.
• Sen, Amartya. Development as freedom. OUP Oxford, 2001.
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