Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director for her film The Hurt Locker. She along with Sandra Bullock, another strong female figure who won her first Oscar for best actress, demonstrated true girl power, skill and glamour at this year’s Oscars.
Most of all, the day it was announced March 8th, marks International Women’s Day which this year’s theme is ‘Women in Action’ of which Sandra and Kathryn showed in true Hollywood style.
What did you do, if anything, to mark the day? Were you even aware?
I never used to know or even celebrate it as I’ve always shied away from feminism as I used to believe that feminists were men-hating, doc Martin wearing, anti-make-up and angry women. Where as I have always been happy-go-lucky, loved make up and dresses, loved men and heels even more. However, I too have argued strongly for equal rights for women, men and transgender alike.
I now realize that i am a feminist just not as extreme as others. Personally, I feel it’s important to celebrate International Women’s Day as women are still not treated equally across the world. There are varying levels of inequality depending on the country but I am yet to go anywhere for a period of time and feel that women are treated equally.
In the UK today we still don’t batter an eyelid as we glance at a topless woman on Page 3 or strip clubs opening across the country. Even in Italy, known for it’s devout religious values still broadcast women in sexily cut short skirts dumbly reading the news next to a more ‘intelligent-looking’ man.
So from Germaine Greer to Jordan – from fake nailed WAG wannabees to men-hating doc Martin wearers – we seem to be a society of extremes, however, whatever turns you on, the one thing that we as women should do is join together in the fight for universal equality for women.
