with international womens day around the corner the world is abuzz about the day as theres much that has happened since march 8 2020 the global lockdown that took place due to the covid19 crisis changed the world forever the celebration of women and sisterhood this year is really the first in the new normal and the celebration also includes the emergence of women leaders during the pandemic who played a dynamic role in containing the spread of the virus however gender still exists as the theme denotes this year choose to challenge celebs second that as they talk about women empowermentwomen deserve an equal future prachee shah paandyaactress and classical dancer prachee shah paandya says the global theme for international womens day 2021 is women in leadership achieving an equal future in a covid19 world which celebrates womens role in the recovery from the pandemic and in shaping a more equal future yet women frontline workers still get paid 11 per cent lower than their male counterparts around the world young women are creating decisive moments online and on the streets while fighting for social causes but the gender equality among the heads of government will still take at least another 100 years all i hope is that women are empowered more especially in rural india they deserve an equal future and need to be free from stigma stereotypes and violenceempower women and watch the country progress bidita bagbidita bag forayed into bollywood with a film opposite nawazuddin siddiqui in babumoshai bandookbaaz she says if a country wants to progress it should empower its women population it can be done by educating girls and taking care of their wellbeing every womans success should be an inspiration for other women when women will start cheering and supporting each other incredible things will happen empowered women can accomplish anything we will make the world a better place for me celebrating women is celebrating all the oddities all the black white and greys about being one also accepting that its tough out there and we deserve betterevery woman should be independent sneha sharmaracing car driver and airline pilot sneha sharma feels strongly about women achieving independence on all levels she says once the helmet is on im not a man or a woman i am only a racing driver i want all women to feel the same even when they pick up their pens tools or open their laptops we decide how people treat us when i started racing often i would be the only girl on track initially when some men would lose to me they would come and tell me harsh things i channelled all that pain into my driving and let my performance speak for itself i want all women to be independent not just financially but also physically mentally and emotionally they should not rely on unhealthy partnerships and friendships for their emotional healthits time to let women realise their true potential archana jajufashion designer archana jaju