# IWD # Celebrating the real architects of our society

\”यत्र नार्यस्तु पूज्‍यंते रमन्ते तत्र देवता\”

Yatra Naryastu Pujyante, Ramante Tatra Devata

This quote from Manusmriti essentially coveys the message that divinity blossoms where women are respected

Prophet Muhammad says in his famous narration:

“Paradise lies at the feet of the mother.

A woman permeates the entire existence of a man donning multiple mantles, as a mother, as a sister, as a wife, as a daughter. In each of these roles, driven by compassion, she is one who often forgets herself for her loved ones. And often, she is too busy getting work done behind the scenes!

I was reading about Susan Wojcicki, the one who rented out her garage to Larry Page & Sergey Brin when they were setting up Google. Larry and Sergey convinced her to join as Employee No.18 and their first marketing manager, when she was four months pregnant.

Called the “Mom at Google”, Susan was the first in the team to have a baby, and her “family first” philosophy led to Google topping the ‘Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For’ list.

Susan also came up with the idea of Adsense, which grew to become 97% of Google’s revenue. She was awarded “The most important person in advertising” and “The most powerful woman on the Internet” by TIME in 2015. In February 2014, Susan became the CEO of YouTube, and today she is worth $300 million. Susan raised 5 kids – all while growing Google!

In the year 1908, on this day, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding voting rights, better pay and shorter working hours.

In 1910, a woman called Clara Zetkin – leader of the ‘women’s office’ for the Social Democratic Party in Germany – tabled the idea of an International Women’s Day. She suggested that every country should celebrate women on one day every year to push for their demands.A conference of more than 100 women from 17 countries agreed to her suggestion and IWD was formed.

Today as we celebrate International Women’s Day, it is time to raise the toast to such unsung heroes, who aren’t much written about, but who deserved to be venerated.

They have inspired, paved the way and given hope to so many of us. Whether their words make us laugh, uplifted us or commiserated with us, these women have had profound impacts on our lives.

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\”You are the heroes who walk amongst us every day. Challenging us, inspiring us, enthralling us with your unique strength

#cajobportal # Proudly Celebrating Women\’s day