Women from all over the world chose to celebrate #GirlPower by taking the day off from work to protest. It worked because their male coworkers took to social media to discuss what a day in the office without women is like. Below are a number of tweets posted on that day.
In addition to a number of women taking the day off, a number of businesses chose to close their doors for the day to stand alongside their female employees. This powerful protest definitely caused the world to take notice through the use of social media to reach wide audiences. Social media allowed people all over the world to learn more about International Women's Day and to see first hand the impact of this protest. Hopefully, this will bring about changes to ensure protests like this are no longer necessary in our world.
Gotta love it, go girls!
ReplyDeleteWas really cool to see my timeline flooded with these posts. I am hoping that people really learned a lot from this day and saw the different ways that people celebrated a day that could impact our lives as women.
ReplyDeleteIt's an interesting way to prove women are important. Rather than protest why don't we make international women's day a day we celebrate women in the workplace, or really wherever they are?
ReplyDeleteThis was a great post! I love seeing many company post about International Women's Day. It is important that companies show their support for women in the workforce. Discrimination is still very prevelant in the workforce today, and looking for internships I have had to be careful about which companies I apply for. I don't want to work for a company where I will be paid less than men nor where I will not be able to grow and advance. Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteCool to see, thanks for sharing! I think this was a great way to showcase the importance of women in the workplace. Sometimes absence is loudest.
ReplyDeleteI love this! I also wrote a blog post last week about International Women's Day. It's great to see this cause getting more attention thanks for social media. I definitely agree with Sarah that sometimes absence is the loudest form of speech!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Elyse! Awesome to see how important women are so let's celebrate them!
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