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International Women's Day: For a more inclusive world

Today is International Women's Day, a day dedicated to advocating for women's rightful place in society in terms of equality, participation, and empowerment. To that end, we bring you four things that should change to achieve this recognition:


WAGE GAP: According to the United Nations, women earn 77 cents per dollar for work of equal value, while men earn $1. At this rate, it will take 275 years to close the gender pay gap globally. The lack of recognition for women in the workplace must change.


FIGHT AGAINST VIOLENCE: More than five women or girls were killed every hour by a member of their own family. Of the 81,000 women and girls killed in 2021, approximately 45,000 died at the hands of their partners or other relatives, according to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women. Violence in its various forms kills and subjugates the lives of millions of women and girls worldwide.


BREAKING SOCIAL STEREOTYPESThey break with the imposed roles that prevent us from being free. Women and their role as caregivers, as emotional, sensitive, submissive, and weak beings, relegated to the home, marriage, and the private sphere… These are imposed roles that shape our lives from childhood, limiting our freedoms and our future.


RESPECT FOR DIFFERENCES: The commemoration or celebration of this day generates many divided opinions that we must respect in order to achieve a diverse yet harmonious world. That's why we're bringing you 5 ways to make the world more inclusive:

  1. Use the appropriate terms: Words matter, as they can open doors to cultivating understanding and respect.
  2. Listen to different opinions: Understanding that not everyone thinks the same is part of a world based on respect and inclusion.
  3. Challenge stereotypes: These give rise to discriminatory attitudes since people are not judged by their personality, achievements and/or abilities.


Note: "Imagine how much happier we would be, how much more freedom we would have to be ourselves, if we were not burdened by gender expectations," Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.