Since 1911 International Women's Day has been celebrated across the world. The 8th of March has become a date to celebrate how far women have come in society, in politics and in economics. Around the world women on this day are striking and protesting to continue to raise awareness of continued inequality.
This year we are technically celebrating the 106th International Women's Day and this years theme is something I admire: #BeBoldForChange
What I love about this years theme is that it can be interpreted in so many different angles and ways. Wether it is applied to politics, society - it carries such a positive message to women all around the world. This post is going to focus on how to stay positive and how to just do you without having a care in the world!
Like it or not, within todays society Social Media is becoming a large part of its users lives. Although a lover and user of Social Media myself, I do understand the underlying problems and concerns of Apps like, Instagram.
I love using Instagram don't get me wrong, its probably my most used app - overtaking Twitter and Facebook! Looking and liking images on Instagram is so easy to do and its a great way to promote and see things with such ease! However, Instagram is making it extremely easy for women everyday to see the 'Perfect Woman' and this 'Perfect Woman' is in all honesty unrealistic. Too many women are comparing themselves to airbrushed images of supermodels, The Kardashians, the list is endless. The thing to remember is that people only share on Instagram what they want you to see; many aspects of their life that are maybe a little more NORMAL are not posted for the world to see. Images of these women rolling out of bed, feeling ill (and not particularly looking or felling their best), cooking dinner, going for a run (FOR REAL) - these are just a few aspects that aren't realistically portrayed to women across the world.
The problem with this is that more and more women of today are becoming self conscious and having a much lower self esteem. A recent NHS survey found that 26% of women aged 16-24 reported symptoms of mental health symptoms such as anxiety and depression, making them the group with the highest risk for mental health problems. People have to start realising that what they see/read can have an impact on their lives whether they like to believe so or not!
I didn't put these images to shame these women or to carry any negative image at all! Infact I just wanted to show the amount of effort that people do put into to an image that is posted to the whole world - there is nothing wrong with Kendall Jenner having imperfections or a few pimples its NORMAL! But its important remember is everybody has imperfections or the odd spot here or there, just Instagram enables people to show what they want and hide what they don't.
Although I feel pretty confident within my own skin there are days when I scroll through Instagram and stumble across pages and pages of beautiful, tanned skinned, toned women and look at myself and just think YUCK! Which is just totally stupid! Everybody is different and thats the beauty of it isn't it?! Everybody has a different way of showing their personalities and who they are; whether you do that through what you wear, your appearance, a hair colour or through something else! It doesn't matter the thing to remember here is to just embrace who you are and stop COMPARING!
"Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are." - Ellen DeGeneres
Now I don't want to sound like some preaching feminist in this post at all, but I just want to give out a positive message that sometimes its ok not to feel your best or to feel a little down in the dumps but the important thing to remember is that you are you and no-one can take that away from you 😃. If you haven't seen it already click on this link to a blog written by a fellow Glambassador - all about self love and embracing who you are - I loved reading this and it was such a REAL post that took a lot of courage and shares such a positive message.
Thanks for reading 💖 #BeBoldForChange
Sian xo
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