Women's Identity Centers

Reviewing literature related to identity centers provided clear positive aspects of all identity centers; including Women's Identity Centers.  Universities and colleges’ Women’s Centers, throughout the United States, are successful as they help change individuals and institutions, by providing education that combines academics and innovation and development of  leadership aptitudes that are rooted in collaboration with different areas within the college or university. The best centers aid universities and colleges in responding to particularly difficult challenges in higher education related to gender (Davie, 2007).

Women’s Centers  focus on social issues and the reactionary and wide-ranging challenges facing centers, including for example, sexual harassment, racial divisions among students, the climate for women in the sciences, and the need to build a stronger sense of academic community  (Davie, 2007).

When will we (women) find our identities or be comfortable enough to be strong within ourselves to not need Identity Centers? Will the IWD, Women’s History Month, women leaders in government and fortune 500 companies, and Women’s Identity Centers be enough? Will our struggles outweigh our growth, keeping us in denial of our true identity of power, resolution, and beauty?

CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY



Today is International Women's Day (IWD) which has been observed since in the early 1900's. Annually on  March 8th, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate women’s achievements. The United States even designates the whole month of March as 'Women's History Month'. 

In 1908 there was great unrest and critical debate occurring between women. Women's oppression and inequality was spurring women to become more vocal and active in campaigning for change. New York City saw 15,000 women march through Manhattan demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.

Since its beginning in the socialist movement, International Women's Day has grown to become a worldwide day of recognition and celebration across developed and developing countries alike. IWD is now an official holiday in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal (for women only), Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia (International Women’s Day, 2012).  In some countries IWD has the equivalent status of Mother's Day.

CELEBRATE THE WOMEN IN YOUR LIFE TODAY AND EVERYDAY!