Why Celebrating International Women’s Day Starts With You

The theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, which we will celebrate on March 8, is AccelerateAction. The basis of the theme comes from the Global Gender Gap Report issued by the World Economic Forum, which estimates gender parity would be achieved circa 2158. That’s five generations from now, hence the urgency to AccelerateAction and speed things up for our daughters and granddaughters.

If we want to celebrate Women’s Day with a more positive outlook in years to come, we must identify what we are doing right, do more of it, and support all means to do it faster. We don’t want to wait 133 years for gender equality; instead, we should come together and strive to bridge the gap sooner.

What “AccelerateAction” Means

Anyone who cares about women’s rights and the future of global society can help to AccelerateAction by spreading the message on IWD. Those of us who want to take more direct action will focus on doing what we can to oppose exploitation, repudiate violence, foster economic development, support education, and promote holistic health among girls and women. To get this done, however, we must remember that our capacity to support others is directly tied to our well-being.

Promoting holistic health within ourselves is not a luxury; it is a requirement to advocate gender equality. To AccelerateAction, we must be of sound body and mind. For the global sisterhood, this includes reproductive and sexual health, which are strongly tied to physical and emotional well-being. It is all part of holistic health, and it can certainly be fun with sex toys. To celebrate IWD, we are offering a special 15% discount to help with two vital aspects of holistic health: Exploring our sexuality and embracing pleasure.

Before we go deeper into the holistic health benefits of positive sexuality, let’s review some of the data from the aforementioned Global Gender Gap Report, the history of Women’s Day, and why gender equality is a societal noble cause.

Why the Progress of Gender Equality Has Slowed

We’ve been dealing with a lot lately. From the COVID-19 pandemic to geopolitical conflicts and from economic pressures to the expansion of glass ceilings, life seems to be getting more challenging. These global events and trends are not conducive to gender parity.

Pandemic lockdowns and economic instability forced many women to leave the workforce, thus reversing gains in the labor market. The global focus on survival came at the expense of the advancement of women’s rights. There’s also the strange turn of social media in recent years, perpetuating gender stereotypes and often sending wrong messages to young women. The World Economic Forum has also lamented how the representation of women at the highest leadership levels seems to be stagnating.

The Long History of Women’s Day

Although IWD started in 1911, its history goes back to 1776, when United States First Lady Abigail Smith Adams wrote “Remember the Ladies,” the first letter to Congress about women’s rights. Sixteen years later, Mary Wollstonecraft published “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman” in Great Britain.

The IWD predecessor was National Woman’s Day, which was part of Theresa Malkiel’s initiative as leader of the Socialist Party of America in 1910. A year later, IWD was celebrated with crowded rallies across Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. In 1975, the United Nations recognized IWD with a celebration of International Women’s Year.

The Parallels of Holistic Health and Gender Equality

Here we have two individual aspects of individual and global well-being that are interdependent and interconnected. We know there’s an intricate relationship between feeling good at the physical, mental, and emotional levels. Likewise, gender parity focuses on the interdependence of societal structures and individual experiences. There should be no fragmentation of either.

We know that emotional health is as vital as physical health. We also know that gender bias and inequality are detrimental to a healthy society. Think about going to the gym in a bad mood; if we don’t change our mindsets while working out, we’re only raising the levels of cortisol, the stress hormone. If we’re constantly dealing with gender disparity and glass ceilings at work, cortisol levels will also go through the roof.

Now we can circle back to positive sexuality and pleasure. When we experience sexual pleasure, we release happy neurotransmitters and hormones that promote well-being. We are talking about oxytocin, dopamine, and other endorphins. These hormonal responses are not isolated events; they generate positive emotions while reducing stress. This is the kind of well-being we need to AccelerateAction on IWD and beyond.

Using sex toys is a healthy way to practice positive attitudes in bed. Whether we enjoy them with our partners or by ourselves, intimate toys facilitate sexual exploration and release, thus contributing to hormonal balance and emotional health. We want to help you feel empowered while fighting for gender equality, so please enjoy our special 15% discount on Women’s Day.