Dana Mohammad’s Post

Let's not forget that International Women’s Day began as a day of protest On 19th of March 1911. On IWD, as we celebrate our successes and all of the big and small victories and improvements to women’s access to education, financial empowerment, and active participation in politics. We still need to acknowledge there is a long way to go until all women in the world have access to equal basic rights. Intersectional feminism urges us to address the challenges faced by individuals who are less privileged than ourselves. Our feminism lacks intersectionality if it doesn't advocate for the humanization of ALL WOMAN regardless of their color, religion and in which part of the world they were born. International Women's Day should be reformed. It's a perfect chance to reflect beyond the breakfast rituals, and past the pink sprinkled cupcakes. To ask ourselves what actions can I take starting from today to embrace a more inclusive feminism? IWD needs to be rethinked, away from the superficiality, and some instagram posts, to be used as an opportunity for meaningful advocacy for ALL WOMEN by challenging the existing norms and initiating discussions about the plight of women who don't get to "celebrate IWD". This day should serve as a call to action for meaningful change, not just a symbol represented by a flower and a pink cupcake!