Mar 08, 2024

International Women's Day 2024

ThisInternational Women’s DayDoodle highlights a group of women sharing wisdom across generations within a quiltembroidered with symbols ofprogressmade over the years.

Illustration of the letter G in a patchwork pattern with a female symbol beside it

About International Women's Day

About the International Women's Day 2024 Doodle

This Doodle celebrates International Women’s Day and all the progress that has been made towards gender equality. On this day in 1975, the United Nations celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) for the first time.

March 8th commemorates two early Women’s Day demonstrations, one in Saint Petersburg, and the other in New York City. While in different years and places, these rallies had common goals of achieving gender equality including fair and safe employment, the right to vote, and the right to hold public office.

IWD marches today focus on issues like gender and racial wage gaps, reproductive rights, and the prevention of violence against women. Today, people celebrate women who have transformed society, fought for equality, and set positive examples for people everywhere.

The progress made by women over the years would not be possible without the courageous acts of those before them. Here’s to those who paved the way and to those who are carrying the torch further — happy International Women’s Day!

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Making the Doodle

About the Guest Artist

(Her)story with Sophie Diao: This Doodle was illustrated by Doodle artist, Sophie Diao. Here, she shares her thoughts behind the making of this Doodle:

Q&A

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Q. Did any of your personal life experiences inform the art direction for this Doodle? If so, how?

A: My mom’s side of the family is mostly women, so whenever we’d go back to visit family in China, we would spend the entire summer together as a big multi-generational group: my grandma, my four aunts, my four girl cousins, and the numerous old ladies in the village who spent all day cooking food and playing cards. I wanted to capture that cozy, comforting feeling of older generations sharing wisdom and precious quality time with younger folks.

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Q. What do you hope people around the world will think and feel when they see this Doodle?

A: I hope people will inspire people to spend more time with people from different generations. There’s so much to learn from the experiences of those who came before us, as well as the wonder of those who are experiencing life for the first time.

Where this Doodle appeared

The Doodle International Women's Day 2024 launched Mar 08, 2024

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