10 Ways to Celebrate International Women's Day

When you wonder where to start, we say, start from the very beginning! What we mean to say is start international women's day by doing something special for the women around you. Here’s how you can do that. You can make some delicious breakfast, get some flowers, organize those on a tray and surprise your mother, sister, better half, and daughter. If you have an office to attend, you can bring some coffee or doughnuts or even some flowers for your female colleagues. For those who are far away, and you can’t be there physically, let their day begin with a sweet message from you!

We all deserve a break or two from our daily lives. And that ‘we all’ include the homemakers, the colleagues and all the other women around you. So, why not take their pressure off for a day and give them some time off. For example, ask your mother or wife to take a rest for the day and you take care of the household work. At the office, even if you can’t give all female employees a full day’s leave, you can surely let them leave the office an hour or two before the designated time, right?

This is an issue that women are fighting against for a long time. This is also one of the key points of feminism. And it is way beyond the time that we all stand with women against this issue. For this women's day, trust us, it will be the perfect gift for them! Be it at home, at the office or anywhere else, be it rights, equality, freedom, work, salary, or anything else. If you see gender bias, speak up! Let the women know you stand with them!

Okay, this one never goes old, gifts. But not just a random one. Buy the gift that will be meaningful for the one you are buying. Like, gift ideas for mother who loves gardening must include plants and gardening tools. For a female friend who loves painting, buy colours, brushes and similar things. And plenty of books for women who love to read. Just think about what she likes or what she needs and buy that!

We often help with fundraising and charity. Let’s do that this women’s day too. There are many NGOs, different organizations or even individuals who are collecting charity or raising funds for helping girls and women. Go ahead and extend a helping hand to them. Not just by donating money, you can do this in so many other ways! You can buy food, clothes or books for an NGO that works for women. Or maybe, you can visit such NGOs, talk to the women, just listen to what they have been through and become a friend for the day!

A trip? Always yes! There are many destinations in India that are safe for females. You can select any such destination, make all the bookings, chalk out all the details and surprise the female members of your family or your female friends! Just ask them to pack their bags and have a fantastic trip. Don’t worry, they will bring a gift for you, they are very thoughtful that way!

So many different women are dealing with so many different struggles, we can’t even begin listing them. It will be really great if you can help even one woman in her struggle. Whatever the cause be, whoever the women be, just try and help. If any woman around you is facing any trouble, help them out yourself. Or else, there are many agencies and groups that work for the development of women. You can take part in their activities too.

Family, friends, colleagues, we all are surrounded by women. If not individual gift or effort for everyone seems a little hectic, just do this. Plan a full-on party, like with all the party songs, great food and vibrant decorations. Invite all the amazing women of your life and let them have a fun evening!

People say actions speak louder than words. But this time, rest assured words can be as loud as actions. Sit down with her and tell her how amazing, how beautiful, how talented and how strong she is. Tell her how grateful you are to have her in your life and how proud you are of her. If you can’t make your words work, pick a song that best expresses your feelings and sing it for her. Even if you are completely off-tune, she will not laugh!

This one might be the last on our list, but this is the most important one. Helping women and standing by them in support as they fight for their rights and equality is not a one-day job. It should not be. So, let the spirit of women empowerment continue for the rest 364 days of the year. Instead of only on women’s day, speak up against gender bias whenever you see it happen, help women-centric causes whenever you can and tell them how wonderful they are every day!

On that note, we end our list here. Now it is your turn to start the planning. We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy international women's day and say this much to all the women out there, you are amazing!