International Women’s Day. It’s a day where people of all gender identities come together to champion women’s equality and advancement. This year’s theme #BeBoldForChange, and I thought now would be a great time to explore just what it means to be bold in the weekend word.
bold
/bōld/
adjective
- (of a person, action, or idea) showing an ability to take risks; confident and courageous
- (of a person or manner) so confident as to suggest a lack of shame or modesty.
To be bold requires taking risks. Standing confident in your beliefs and having the courage to take action in line with your beliefs – even if it challenges the status quo. And that encompasses the spirit of International Women’s Day. All around the world people come together for one day to be bold, sharing ideas and taking action to challenge the status quo and improve the quality of life, increase equality for women around the world.
Hundreds of events took place throughout the globe on March 11, including a global mentoring walk in Kampala, Uganda, where many of the girls in our schools are located. It’s just one of 134 walks happening in 60 countries around the world where mentors and mentees will come together to walk while sharing challenges and solutions as well as forming bonds that foster leadership.
Here’s how you can participate. Take the pledge to #BeBoldForChange by taking action to challenge bias and inequality, campaign against violence, forge women’s advancement, celebrate women’s achievement, and/or champion women’s education. We can help you with that last one! You can champion women’s education by making a donation in any amount to help lift an orphaned girl from poverty to prosperity.
However you choose to support women, be bold for change and don’t give up the fight!
Boldly Yours,
Cristen
