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International Women’s Day is March 8th. Each and every year women come together for a global day of celebration to show unity and strength across geographic boundaries to celebrate being a woman today. Beyond that, it asks women to ensure that the future for girls is bright, safe, and rewarding. In the US, the country takes it one step further, and designates the entire month of March to Women’s History Month.
If you have a daughter, this day marks an excellent time to encourage her to envision her best and most fabulous dreams. The colors for the Day are purple, green, and white. Encourage your daughter to wear these colors on this day and to paint, draw, or color a picture that envisions her future dreams of what she would like to be when she grows up.
This is also an excellent day to get on to the Internet, and do some research about women living around the globe. What are their days comprised of? What do they eat? How do they have fun? How do their lives compare and contrast to the life women lead in their own country? This type of exercise will help kids to see that women, although living in different areas of the world, are united by commonalities as well.
International Women’s Day is supported and upheld by the United Nations. This is an excellent time to teach your kids a bit about the UN and its role in the world, particularly why the UN supports and upholds a day that celebrates the achievements of women.
It is a day to recognize and celebrate women. Taking a little time to discuss the day and its significance is an especially wonderful idea to grow awareness of the day, and to encourage girls to go for their dreams.
