


Terry Cullen
Dec 20, 2022
Global
Categories:
Woman, Women, Gender Equality, Gender Rights, Gender Bias, Sexism
Dictionary.com announced the 2022 word of the year is "woman."
According to Dictionary.com, "woman" was chosen as the word of the year. Certain high-profile events over the year created a spike in a search for the term. 1407% compared to the year before, a tremendous increase and extraordinary considering that it is a common and ancient word. The first use of the word "woman" in English traces back to the year 900.
Many prominent issues this year discussed the definition of "woman" and what it means to be a woman in today's world. Those issues included transgender rights, abortion laws, the election of more women into political offices, and the death of the most well-known monarch (a woman). Still more included the death of a woman in Iran that sparked a movement led mainly by women, the imprisonment of a famous female athlete in Russia and her subsequent release, the tragedy and role of women in the war in Ukraine, the imposition of Sharia law in Afghanistan and its treatment of women, and the equal pay settlement by a major women's professional sports team in the US.
Women dominated a global, cultural conversation intersecting gender, identity, and language. Dictionary.com aptly states that as a dictionary, it is not the last word in its definition. That last word belongs to each and every woman, no matter how they define themselves.
How can you lead from your place and uplift women's roles in your local community? Access to education, gender bias and sexism, reproductive rights and health, maternal health, gender-based violence, employment opportunities, child marriage, gender equality, human trafficking, and morality oppression. Sadly, the list goes on, and the issues are as varied as the cultures worldwide of which women are a part. Choose one or more topics and find local organizations working to change the problem. Start a conversation. You know your culture's context, guiding you where to start.
Humanity cannot realize its fullest potential until everyone has an opportunity to participate fully, freely, and without threat or harm.
Photo by Joel Muniz on Unsplash.
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1222.100.05.122022