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Women's Day benefits from the role social media plays in bringing awareness
by Brittany Smith March 9, 2012
Edited by Joseph Earnest
Newscast Media WASHINGTON, D.C — Never in history has the world's social ills and the campaigns against them been more exposed than now, thanks to the use of social media and celebrity and corporate endorsements, says the founder of International Women's Day.
March 8, marked the 101st International Women's Day with thousands of events occurring worldwide that celebrate women's progress.
Glenda Stone, founder of the internationalwomensday.com website, said in a released statement, "Activity on International Women's Day has skyrocketed over the last five years. This is due to the rise of social media, celebrity involvement, and corporations taking on the day sponsoring and running big events."
Stone also noted that the International Women's Day Twitter community has around 10,000 followers and "is phenomenal for sharing videos, information and news as it happens." These online conversations and postings are helping to mobilize large scale rallies throughout the world.
"International Women's Day has become a powerful day for women activists banding together to have their voice heard. The day is used to fundraise, launch research findings, announce special initiatives and even promote companies and products," she said.
International Women's Day saw its first event run in 1911, and today
continues to provide a powerful opportunity to unite, network and
mobilize worldwide for meaningful change. It provides an opportunity to
make a stand against inequality, discrimination and marginalization of
women. Add
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