MARCH IS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
This March, we are joining the Democrats Abroad Global Women's Caucus as we celebrate Women’s History Month.
Congress first declared March as Women’s History month in 1987. Since then, every year there’s a Presidential Proclamation to announce the month and to honor women who have made a notable impact in history.
According to the National Women’s History Alliance, “In February 1980, President Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation declaring the Week of March 8th 1980 as National Women’s History Week. In the same year, Representative Barbara Mikulski, who at the time was in the House of Representatives, and Senator Orrin Hatch co-sponsored a Congressional Resolution for National Women’s History Week 1981. This co-sponsorship demonstrated the wide-ranging political support for recognizing, honoring, and celebrating the achievements of American women.
WHY ARE WE CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2023?
During March, Women’s History Month celebrates the vital role of women in history and acknowledges women’s contributions to culture and society.
But historically, the contributions of Black women, some of who have been behind several of the world’s impactful social movements, lacks wide recognition or are entirely erased from public historical narratives. Yet, the very fabric of society would be different without the contributions from Black women who contributed and helped shape our world, as well as the committed Black women who have continued the exceptional work set by their forerunners.
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2023?
International Women's Day is celebrated annually on 8 March to recognise women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements, raise awareness of discrimination and bias, and inspire and empower us to take action for equality.
Black women and girls exist at the intersection of racism and misogyny, they are marginalised and discriminated against for being Black and being women – we live in both identities at all times.
In seeking gender equality, the mainstream women’s movement lacks real inclusion in celebrating Black women’s achievements and raising issues that affect the intersecting identities, not because of their lack of participation in eradicating gender oppression. But the result of anti-Blackness, lack of real allyship and solidarity. Black women’s challenges are generally ignored or not raised at all.
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