“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them.
She led by modernizing and reinventing women’s fashion at the time, and is remembered as a feminist icon in fashion, who believed women could look just as elegant in a pantsuit as they could in a dress. She revolutionized the way the female body looked (and felt) in clothing by stripping back the layers and corsets women were known to wear in the 1900s, and highlighting the natural shape of a woman. "In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.”įrench fashion designer Coco Chanel designed garments that helped to change the way women were viewed in society. There are also so many inspirational female leaders who could not fit on this list, and they too deserve to be saluted. Today, as the world moves towards a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders everywhere must make sure that women and girls are not left behind - and one very key way to ensure this is for more women to occupy positions of leadership.Īs we continue the work to make gender equality a reality, it is important to look back and celebrate the many women who led us to where we are today - women in law, politics, science, the arts, and environmental justice. Millions of girls are still missing out on education, child marriage and gender-based violence are still a harsh reality across the globe, and women and girls are still fighting to have a say on what happens to their own bodies. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many gains that had been made towards gender equality over the years have been significantly set back. While these women, and so many more, must be celebrated for their achievements, it is important to note that we are still far from a place where gender equality is a reality globally. In fact, women currently occupy some of the world's most important positions of authority - such as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed, President of the European Union Ursula von der Leyen, and Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris, to name a few. Many gains in the name of female leadership have been made globally in recent years. Having more women in positions of leadership will not only help to guide the world towards a place where gender equality is the norm, but it will also help to illustrate a future of endless possibilities for young girls, so that they too can strive for greatness and aim to become formidable leaders one day. Women have proven time and time again that when they have the opportunity they can certainly rise to the occasion and lead with strength, respect, and empathy.
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