Skip to content
  • Our story
  • Our science
  • Hormona Library
  • For business
Menu
  • Our story
  • Our science
  • Hormona Library
  • For business
  • En
Menu
  • En
Get the app
  • Empowerment

International Women’s Day 2020: Women Who Are Changing The World This Year 

The Hormona Team

Every year on March 8th, International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements, endeavours and abilities of women and girls all over the world. As well as that, it brings to attention the multitude of issues that women and girls face in light of sexism, injustice and patriarchy. In 2020 there are plenty of women – and girls – who are out there every day speaking up for minorities, fighting injustice and making change in the world.  In this article I will talk about some inspiring women. Happy International Women’s Day.

Greta Thunberg  

To kick off this celebration for International Women’s Day, I will talk about Greta Thunberg. I have already talked about Greta Thunberg in another piece for Selfish Darling entitled ‘The Young Activists You Need To Be Following Now’. If what Thunberg achieved in 2019 is anything to go by then her 2020 should be even more important and politically valuable.  

She is perhaps one of the most important young activists we have at the moment, Greta Thunberg has sparked conversations around the world about climate change, environmental activism and sustainability.  

Thunberg first came to attention in 2018 at 15 years old when she used to spend her school days outside the Swedish parliament protesting climate change. She called for the Swedish government, and governments around the world, to take on stronger measures to combat climate change and pollution. These protests led to a worldwide ‘school strike’ with students all over the world skipping school in order to call for stronger environmental action. The ‘Thunberg effect’, as it has been called, has been felt all around the world with millions of people turning to her as a world leader in climate change prevention. 

Since her rise to prominence, Thunberg has been featured on the cover of Time magazine, as well as them naming her one of the most influential people in the world. She is also the youngest Time ‘Person Of The Year’ as well as the youngest addressee of the UN Climate Action Summit.  

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 

Popularly known as AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an American politician and activist who advocates an extremely progressive platform encompassing social justice and change. At the age of 29 Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman to serve on the United States congress, her youth perhaps owing to her huge social media following and presence. For all the change she has seen so far, her 2020 should be bigger than ever. 

In June 2018 Ocasio-Cortez drew national attention when she beat 10-term congressman Joe Crawley in the Democratic primary. Then in November, during her first time running, Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman elected to Congress. As a woman of colour who advocates for LGBTQ equality, free education, environmental policies, Medicare for all and a 70% tax rate on earnings over $10million Ocasio-Cortez is a radical and progressive presence in politics.   

By simply existing as a politician, activist and voice, Ocasio-Cortez is a powerful change-maker. Everyday she challenges the status-quo of what women, minorities and all of those who feel underrepresented by politics, the media and society can achieve.  

Lizzo 

 Few artists have had a bigger year than Lizzo, nor do few artists have such a skyrocket to fame as she has done.  

As well as being a songwriter, singer, performer, actor AND flutist, Lizzo is well-known for promoting body acceptance and self-love through her lyrics, imagery and social media presence. As a fat, black woman Lizzo’s social media challenges the societal conceptions with have around race, size and beauty. Some dubbing the positive vibes from her influence the ‘Lizzo effect’.  

In 2019 she achieved mainstream success with her third studio album Cuz I Love You which received critical acclaim and peaked at number 4 in the Billboard 200. With eight nominations Lizzo was the most nominated artist for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards including Best Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist. She won three of the eight nominations and with it solidified herself as not just an artist to watch, but a star.   

What woman do you think will change the world 2020? Drop us a comment below

  • March 8, 2020
  • Empowerment
The Hormona Team

The Hormona Team

Articles by the Hormona team are written by the amazing people that are, or have been, involved in Hormona and who all stand behind the cause and purpose of educating and empowering women to live better and healthier lives. It’s all of our goal to share personal stories, helpful information, tips, tricks and experiences to help other women in our community in their daily lives and on their hormonal health journey.

More stories

Why Giving Up Alcohol Will Be The Best Thing You’ve Ever Done

factualness over grey skyline

Factfulness by Hans Rosling: Review

woman sitting on chair looking outside window

Summertime Blues: Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder

RELATED POSTS

female lower body

Vaginal spasms and Vaginismus: What’s going on

Vagina! There. We said it. Now we can talk about it without feeling too embarrassed. In fact, today

Read More »
juice and a plate of fruit

How do high levels of progesterone impact our hunger?

Sweets. Takeaways. Cakes, ice cream, crisps, bubbles… What are we talking about? Well, aside from being a kickass

Read More »
Hormona app on table

Announcement: The Hormona app is now global.

Gang, we’ve got some big news! We’re thrilled to announce that the Hormona app is global! Yes, women

Read More »
  • Our story
  • Our science
  • Hormona Library
  • Our story
  • Our science
  • Hormona Library
  • Partnerships
  • Contact
  • Career
  • Contact us
  • Partnerships
  • Contact
  • Career
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Sign up to our newsletter

Follow us
Instagram Facebook Linkedin Twitter

© Wlness Science Ltd 2023

Language
  • En
  • En
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. You can always opt-out if you wish. Cookie SettingsAccept All
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThe cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
Functional
Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
Others
Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
SAVE & ACCEPT