Show support for women successful our manufacture who create, inspire, empower and make affirmative alteration successful this world.
At IGN, we're excited to observe women successful our history and manufacture who create, inspire, empower and make affirmative alteration successful this world; not conscionable this month, but each month. We dream you'll subordinate america successful continued learning, celebrating and elevating women’s voices. Here's everything to cognize astir Women's History Month and immoderate awesome ways to observe this March.
The History Behind Women's History Month
Women's History Month began arsenic a petition by the National Women’s History Project successful 1987, pinch a intent to "celebrate nan contributions women person made to nan United States and admit nan circumstantial achievements women person made complete nan people of American history successful a assortment of fields."
Did you cognize Women’s History Month really began arsenic “Women’s History Week" during nan week of March 7 successful 1982? It wasn't until 1987 that this taste arena would go a month-long, nationalist celebration. Efforts continued successful bid to support Women's History Month recognized, and each President since 1995 "have issued a bid of yearly proclamations designating nan period of March arsenic Women’s History Month.”
TL;DR - 8 Ways to Celebrate Women's History Month
- Learn About Women successful History and Share Their Stories
- Support Women-Owned Businesses and Professionals
- Watch Movies aliases Shows Directed by Women
- Read Books Written by Women Authors
- Play Games Created by Women
- Listen to Podcasts Featuring Women
- Volunteer astatine Women-Based Organizations
- Donate to Programs and Organizations Uplifting Women
1. Learn About Women successful History and Share Their Stories
You tin research women's stories successful history each crossed nan web, from inventors to leaders and beyond. Great places to commencement see museums and their website archives for illustration Smithsonian, organizations tally by women specified arsenic StoryCorps, and trusted history-based publishers specified arsenic The History Channel.
2. Support Women-Owned Businesses and Professionals
From artists to streamers and beyond, location are truthful galore ways to support women successful business. You tin shop online from nan comfortableness of your location connected sites for illustration Etsy, and browse Women Owned Business Directories for illustration WBD, or FoundedByHer arsenic go-to resources for discovering awesome entrepreneurs. There’s moreover a measurement to select connected Amazon to shop women-owned retailers successful a assortment of categories.
In summation to buying from women business owners, supporting women successful their profession maturation is different integral portion of nan travel to uplift women. SoundGirls is simply a cleanable illustration of an statement that exists to supply women successful nan circumstantial manufacture (audio) an opportunity to "meet and web pinch manufacture professionals, creating a beardown support network.” Anything we tin do to stock women's occurrence stories, contribute, and dispersed nan connection astir organizations that beryllium to connection workshops, networking resources, and beyond, tin each thief support women successful business.
Also see: 14 Great Women Comic Book Writers.
3. Watch Movies aliases Shows Featuring Women aliases Directed by Women
If you don't cognize wherever to start, Hulu has a featured postulation of shows and movies pinch Black female leads to cheque out, and Showtime has a web called SHOWTIME WOMEN® which "Celebrates women successful beforehand of and down nan camera, bringing you nan astir unique, daring and groundbreaking films, documentaries and shorts from aspiring and established female talents."
After nan 2025 Oscars, location are plentifulness of deed films you whitethorn want to drawback up on. One of nan biggest winners this twelvemonth was Anora, featuring lead character (and Oscar winner) Mikey Madison.
How to Watch Anora
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Discover Women Directors
In summation to celebrating women-led roles and actresses, location are immoderate legendary films to watch and rewatch including large hits for illustration Barbie, American Psycho and The Hurt Locker; each directed by women. If you don't cognize wherever to start, streaming sites for illustration Netflix make it easy to browse movies directed by women.
Watch Women's Sports
Let's not hide women's sports either. From ESPNW covering awesome sports, from NWSL, WNBA, NCAAW and beyond, to a full tract dedicated to only women's sports (fittingly, justwomenssports.com), you can't miss it. We besides want to outcry retired WOW (Women of Wrestling), who we person collaborated pinch and interviewed astatine events including SDCC. You tin find retired wherever to stream WOW here.
Across soccer, basketball, wrestling and beyond, women's sports are becoming much popular and we emotion to spot it. Stream astir awesome events on:
ESPN+
Sign up for a standalone ESPN+ subscription aliases arsenic portion of nan Disney Bundle that includes nan trio of Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu.
4. Read Books Written by Women
There are truthful galore books written by women to dive into, nary matter what your favourite aliran is. In fact, according to BookRiot, “Women now people more than 50% of each books, and person since 2020. The summation successful published books by women has besides travel pinch a boost for nan book manufacture overall, which boasted a year-on-year summation of 12.3% successful 2021 (if you're curious, publishing made $29.3 cardinal successful 2021). With these stats we spot what we've already known, really, which is that diversifying nan publishing manufacture is not only nan correct point to do, but group besides conscionable really for illustration it.”
That said, women authors are everywhere, truthful it's clip to get your reference on! For a powerfully acquisition list, here's 10 books by Black women to adhd to your reference list, too.
Here are immoderate top-rated books by women authors to get you started via Amazon.
Best-Selling Books by Women Authors
Browse Amazon's astir celebrated champion sellers based connected income and updated frequently. From Kindle Editions to paperback.
5. Play and Discover Women-Led Games
Behind respective awesome games are women creators, devs, directors, designers, writers and more. From Portal to Celeste; to nan Uncharted bid and nan classical arcade crippled Centipede, location are truthful galore superb games brought to you by women. Plus, it's moreover much awesome erstwhile a crippled makes a bigger taste impact, specified arsenic Celeste's Five-Year Journey to Becoming One of nan Most Important Trans Games Ever. (If you haven't played this charming, adventure-filled crippled yet, you tin get it aliases download present connected Nintendo.com for $19.99).
You tin browse crippled lists crossed nan web featuring women creators, specified arsenic G2A’s list and featured games created by women and games curated by women lists from Microsoft to get you started.
6. Listen to Podcasts Hosted by Women
Whether you're into news, history, comedy, popular civilization aliases criminal storytelling, location is simply a broad database of podcasts hosted by women retired there. NY Public Radio compiled a list of complete 100 women-hosted podcasts, truthful spell cheque retired what's location and whitethorn beryllium caller to you lately connected Spotify, Apple, Amazon, aliases wherever you for illustration to listen! From immoderate of IGN's ain podcast-listening ladies, we urge nan pursuing (in nary peculiar order):
1. You're Wrong About
In You're Wrong About, Sarah is simply a journalist obsessed pinch nan past. Every week she reconsiders a personification aliases arena that's been miscast successful nan nationalist imagination. Listen connected Apple.
2. Ladies & Tangents
If you dislike leaving nan location but besides want to consciousness seen, nan Ladies & Tangents podcast is for you. Jeri and Ciara are besties and cousins, fresh to transportation you done their relatable conversations astir companionship, quality authorities and more. Listen connected Apple.
3. Scam Goddess
In Scam Goddess, Laci Mosley keeps you up to day connected nan latest scams and "breaks down historical hoodwinks alongside immoderate of your favourite comedians! It’s for illustration existent crime only without each nan death! True nosy crime!" Listen connected Apple.
4. Axe of nan Blood God
RPG gaming fans tin subordinate Kat Bailey, Nadia Oxford, and Eric Van Allen arsenic they research Final Fantasy, Skyrim, and each nan champion successful nan awesome world of role-playing games in Axe of nan Blood God. Listen connected Apple
5. What's Good Games
Another awesome podcast for gaming fans, subordinate What's Good Games' Andrea Rene, Brittney Brombacher and Riana Manuel-Peña arsenic they analyse nan latest video crippled news each week and springiness hands-on impressions of upcoming titles. Listen connected Apple.
6. My Favorite Murder
My Favorite Murder is nan original deed existent crime drama podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. You, too, tin subordinate nan increasing instrumentality nine of "Murderinos". Listen connected Apple.
7. This Ends At Prom
This Ends astatine Prom is simply a play podcast analyzing nan staying powerfulness of womanhood featured successful coming-of-age and teen woman movies from nan queer, feminist cisgender and trans perspectives. Hosted by wives BJ Colangelo and Harmony Colangelo. Listen connected Apple.
8. Girlfriend Material
This fabulous "Gay-Z" podcast features funny stories, cheeky chats, and moving moments pinch drama creator and TikToker Rosie Turner! It doesn't matter wherever you are connected your ain LGBTQ+ travel of discovery, this podcast is for everyone! Listen connected Apple.
9. A Little Queer
Another LGBTQ+ focused podcast, dive into queer culture, advice, and media pinch your caller BFFs, Capri and Ashley. Listen connected Apple.
10. The Artist In Me Is Dead
"The creator successful you is dead, but what if it’s really only dormant and you only request to nurture it backmost to life?" Explore productivity pinch big Rhonda Willers and guests each Thursday. She besides explores erstwhile group consciousness astir creative: what are they doing? How do they pat into their creativity? Listen connected Apple.
11. Conversations With Moon Body Soul
Listen to big and proprietor of Moon Body Soul, Kaitee Tyner arsenic she shares successful topics crossed holistic wellness. If you're getting into self-care and request immoderate inspiration, this is for you. Listen connected Apple.
7. Volunteer astatine Women-Based Organizations
Not judge wherever to start? https://www.volunteermatch.org has a awesome database to lucifer you pinch unpaid opportunities. Visit nan site, hunt by your metropolis aliases zip code, and find unpaid opportunities. You tin prime "More" from nan unpaid class paper to prime "Women" for some virtual and in-person opportunities to thief women-based organizations successful your area.
8. Donate to Programs and Organizations Uplifting Women
If you're incapable to unpaid your time, see donating to an statement that intends thing to you and nan women successful your life. You tin donate straight aliases indirectly depending connected nan programme aliases business you find!
For example, did you cognize our partner tract Humble Bundle offers an easy and nosy measurement to straight donate to causes passim nan twelvemonth via gaming bundles? Right now, Humble is besides partnering pinch CARE for Women’s History Month. When you acquisition a Humble Choice rank this March, 5% of proceeds will support CARE’s programs.
Originally posted:
Mar 9, 2025 12:02 am
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