Some of you might be wondering how to handle International Women’s Day in light of the “Women’s March”. As a strong proponent of the Women’s March, I believe in the following;
This is an important day and the Women’s March is making it all the more important. This year, unlike any other, there is and will be a lot of momentum on March 8th in large part thanks to the “Women’s March” movement. They have accomplished an awful lot in the last 60 days.
What I ask of all of you is to make your presence known out there. Wear red if you can and show all women that you work with that you understand the challenges they face whether they be executives, colleagues or otherwise. March, if you can, in local lunch hour demonstration and stay focused on the fact that women face discrimination every day, especially in the business landscape.
A lot of this is our own biases, including that of women, but we can all collectively choose to do something about it now.
Participate if you can in any way and show pride in what your leadership and women you know around the world face by recognizing the day quietly and with grace.