International Women’s Day is a day set aside to celebrate the social, political, economic, cultural and academic achievements of women around the world.
Women represent motherhood, strength, beauty, patience, decorum, humility, and are the machines for procreation that ensure the continuation of the human race.
They nurture the young ones, and made them kings and presidents, Imams and pastors, artists, scientists, and sport champions. Almost all the people that made it in their lives owe it to their mothers as their number one supporter and cheerleader. The rear combination of strength and patience is solely possessed by women.
Women represent one another, and this should be a responsibility we all should carry with huge sense of dignity, respect, and humility.
In these times where westernisation is rapidly taking over our culture and religion, representation encourages us to embrace, love and practise our religion culture. We need to show our youngsters what is right
“The power of representation in life generally, is unquantifiable, and cannot be overemphasized. Representation matters because everyone should have a character or image that they can relate to. It’s a part of who we are and how we understand ourselves,” Fatima Damagun said.
Women represent one another, and this should be a responsibility we all should carry with huge sense of dignity, respect, and humility.
In these times where westernisation is rapidly taking over our culture and religion, representation encourages us to embrace, love and practise our religion culture. We need to show our youngsters what is right with our demeanour, dressing, and our relationship with them and others in the outside world at large.
As women and mothers, we need to set the bar high, and teach them not to settle for anything less. Women deserve the best.
Therefore, for the sake of young girls around the world, we need to do better.
As a society, we need to be better. The little girls are looking up to us as mothers, role models, coaches, teachers, and mirrors. They need to look up to us and say I want to be like her.
Youngsters have dreams and aspiration, and women represent that dream and ambition, because everyone deserves to see themselves in their heroes.
We all need that little boost in our morale from time to time. When you see something of yourself in a person higher up, there is a feeling of hope and optimism that engulfs us. Our young girls need to know that they can achieve every dream they set for themselves, and that being a woman would not deter them from attaining their ambition.
As a young woman, I have been inspired by many women at different stages of my life. But the one woman who has always topped the list of my role models is Nana Aisha bint Abubakar, the wife of Prophet Muhammad SAW. She excelled in her wifely duties, and the number one Islamic scholar who is very learned as half of Islamic knowledge is learned from her.
* Aisha Musa Auyo writes from Abuja
