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The 8th of March, the world celebrated the International Womens Day !
During this day, we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. It's a focal point in the movement for women's right. One aim is also to promote women's equality.
It's only in 1977 that this day became official.
To celebrate this day, we will choose one inspiring woman per day during the following week.
To celebrate this day, we will choose one inspiring woman per day during the following week.
Let's start with :
Australian professional swimmer, she was one of the first women to wear a one-piece swimming suit.
Annette Kellerman stepped out onto Revere Beach in 1907 wearing a one-piece bathing costume that ended in shorts abover her knees and caused a scandal.
Police were called and she was arrested for indency. She became famous and allowed American to wear one-piece bathing suit.
The second woman selected for this week is :
Benazir Butto, leader of the Pakistani People's Party, won the election in 1988. Thus, she became the first woman prime minister of a muslim nation in modern history.
In 2007, she was killed in a suicide attack.
Then, we selected :
Marie Curie is a French physicist who became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903 for her work on radioactivity. She also won an award in chemistry for creating a means of measuring radioactivity in 1911. Thus she became the first person (men and women) to claim Nobel honors twice.
The fourth woman of the week is :
As UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador since 2014, Emma Watson focuses on the empowerment of young women and launched the HeForShe initiative, aimed to get men to join the feminist fight for gender equality. She is awarded "Feminist Personality of the Year" by the NGO Ms. Foundation for Women.
Today we will present you:
As a 61 years old mother of seven children, Ursula Von Der Layen was elected President of the European Commission. Thus, she is the first woman to hold this post. In her mandate, she strongly affirms her values : sex equality, climatic emergency and migratory issues as priorities.
Here is the sixth woman of the week:
As a lawyer and former frist lady, Michelle Obama works on issues close to her heart: education on young people and health. Thus, on International Day of the Girl in 2018, she launched the Global Girls Alliance that seeks to empower adolescent girls around the world through education.
Then, we selected:
This French actress obtained two CĂ©sar awards: in 2014 for her supporting role in Suzanne and in 2015 for the Best Actress for Love at First Fight. At the end of 2019, she accuses the director Christophe Ruggia for touching and sexual harassement. Her speaking is a major turning point for women's emancipation in the cinema and beyond.
The last woman is:
Ronda Rousey is not only the first american winner of the gold medal at the World Judo Championships, but she is also a feminist hero for fans, speaking candly on her beliefs surrounding women's bodies, gender inequalities and domestic violence.
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