"The women are made up of many things. Memories and stories. Losses and indignities”.
International Women’s Day didn’t begin with pink ribbons or hashtags, it started in the streets, with protests and revolution. On March 8, 1917, women textile workers in St. Petersburg went on strike for “Bread and Peace,” sparking the Russian Revolution and winning women the right to vote.
But over a century later, the fight isn’t over.
In India, crimes against women rose by 12.9% from 2018 to 2022. Women’s economic participation ranks 129th out of 146 countries. In tech just 14%. In scientific research just 16%.
The Women’s Reservation Bill took nearly three decades to pass. And even when women enter politics and workplaces, they face battles over their bodies, choices, and right to exist.
But women fight back, reclaiming space and power. From the red lipstick of suffragettes to the bindi as resistance, women turn beauty into defiance.
This battle isn’t just real-world , it’s in mythology too. From Surpanakha, punished for desire, to Sita, abandoned despite innocence, women in stories fight for survival, just as they do today.
The message is clear: women’s power is conditional.
When goddesses and deities are battling for their existence — what chance do real women have?
Our latest issue “Women at Work’” is a celebration of women and their relentless fight to get their seat at the table. A right to own pockets and a right to make a fair wage. A right for a chance at equity and equality.
By Outlook Editor: Chinki Sinha
Produced by Divya Tiwari
Editor: Sudhanshu
International Women’s Day started as a protest and it still is. The fight for equity and equality is far from over.
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International Women’s Day didn’t begin with pink ribbons or hashtags, it started in the streets, with protests and revolution. On March 8, 1917, women textile workers in St. Petersburg went on strike for “Bread and Peace,” sparking the Russian Revolution and winning women the right to vote.
But over a century later, the fight isn’t over.
In India, crimes against women rose by 12.9% from 2018 to 2022. Women’s economic participation ranks 129th out of 146 countries. In tech just 14%. In scientific research just 16%.
The Women’s Reservation Bill took nearly three decades to pass. And even when women enter politics and workplaces, they face battles over their bodies, choices, and right to exist.
But women fight back, reclaiming space and power. From the red lipstick of suffragettes to the bindi as resistance, women turn beauty into defiance.
This battle isn’t just real-world , it’s in mythology too. From Surpanakha, punished for desire, to Sita, abandoned despite innocence, women in stories fight for survival, just as they do today.
The message is clear: women’s power is conditional.
When goddesses and deities are battling for their existence — what chance do real women have?
Our latest issue “Women at Work’” is a celebration of women and their relentless fight to get their seat at the table. A right to own pockets and a right to make a fair wage. A right for a chance at equity and equality.
By Outlook Editor: Chinki Sinha
Produced by Divya Tiwari
Editor: Sudhanshu
International Women’s Day started as a protest and it still is. The fight for equity and equality is far from over.
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#WomensDay #BreadAndPeace #WomenAtWork #WomensDay #Women #InternationalWomensDay #Empowerment #WomenStories
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00:00It's March 8. Your inbox is flooded with messages.
00:03Happy Women's Day. Discount on spa treatments, free drinks at the bar,
00:07maybe even a corporate email celebrating diversity and inclusion.
00:10But, International Women's Day did not begin with pink ribbons or Instagram posts.
00:15It started in the streets.
00:16Did you know that Women's Day started as a political movement?
00:19It was in 1909 when the Socialist Party of America organized the first Women's Day in
00:24New York, inspired by labor movements.
00:26But it was March 8 of 1917 that changed history.
00:30Women textile workers in Petrograd went on a strike for bread and peace.
00:33Their protest ignited the Russian Revolution,
00:36leading to Tsar Nicholas II's abdication and securing women's right to vote.
00:40Lenin declared March 8 as International Women's Day in 1922,
00:44honoring the political power of women.
00:46However, a quiet war against women continues today,
00:49whether it is the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US
00:52or the rise in crimes against women in India.
00:55Did you know that according to the National Crime Records Bureau,
00:58from 2018 to 2022, reported crimes against women in India rose by 12.9%?
01:04Even the 2024 Gender Gap Report by the World Economic Forum paints a bleak picture.
01:10India ranks 129 out of 146 countries in women's economic participation and opportunities.
01:16Women's enrollment in engineering colleges?
01:18Just 28%.
01:20Women's participation in the tech industry?
01:22At 14%.
01:24In scientific research?
01:26About 16%.
01:27The numbers may suggest progress, but here is the real question.
01:30Has anything really changed for women in India?
01:33Take the Women's Reservation Bill, for example.
01:35First introduced in 1996 to reserve 33% of seats for women in parliament and state assemblies.
01:41It took nearly three decades of political debate for the bill to finally pass.
01:45A win, but the one that came too late.
01:48Even as women enter politics and workplaces, they face a different battleground.
01:52Their bodies, their choices, their attitude.
01:55The pressure to stay young, slim, fair is relentless.
01:59Feminist creams, age-defying serums.
02:01But you know what?
02:02Women are fighting back, reclaiming their space and their aesthetic.
02:06Like the time red lipsticks became the symbol of relentless defiance.
02:10Red lipstick is more than a beauty statement.
02:12During the suffragette movement, red lipstick symbolized defiance.
02:16For Indian women, symbols like bindi and red lipsticks have become emblems of resistance.
02:22The world tries to turn women's bodies into battlefields.
02:25But women have found ways to fight back.
02:27But from the real world to the realm of mythology,
02:30women seem to be fighting for their survival.
02:32Physical, mental, spiritual.
02:34The weight of mythology is immense.
02:36Surpanakha, punished for expressing desire.
02:38Sita, abandoned despite her innocence.
02:41Hindu mythology offers a contrasting image of women.
02:44The obedient wife, the avenging goddess.
02:47But the message is clear.
02:48Women's power is conditional.
02:50When goddesses and deities are battling for their existence,
02:53what chance do real women have?
02:55The women are made up of many things.
02:57Memories and stories.
02:58Losses and indignities.
03:00International Women's Day started as a protest.
03:03Over a century later, the fight is not over.
03:06Our latest issue, Women at Work, is a celebration of women
03:09and their relentless fight to get their seat at the table.
03:12A right to own pockets and a right to make a fair wage.
03:15A right for a chance at equity and equality.