Why Women's Day is worth celebrating

As the world celebrates Women’s Day, Brut asked these women what exactly they were celebrating...

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00:00This Women's Day, I'm celebrating being my own boss, myself, by investing in SIPs and

00:08health insurance.

00:09Paying for my own wedding, it's something I've always wanted to do as a girl.

00:13The sisterhood that I've found in my girls who have supported me.

00:17Self-love and self-forgiveness.

00:19My daily 7K walk.

00:21The fact that women are putting their mental health first.

00:24Our friendship and our business.

00:26Daily free mornings.

00:27And about 16 cups of coffee after that.

00:31But hey, who's counting?

00:35Tackling period poverty in India and shattering all the taboos around menstruation.

00:41My own venture, Mother of Bookers, which I started at the age of 58.

00:46I got married, moved cities, and simultaneously changed my job right in the middle of the

00:51pandemic.

00:52Being a mother is simply the greatest achievement of my life.

00:55I've decided to break another one of those barriers and register for pole dancing classes.

01:00Keeping my work-life balance together.

01:02Being a woman outside of her home, outside of her comfort zone for work.

01:06My all-women workforce who power through every day and can do anything.

01:12Gender equality by raising my boys right.

01:14I've entered personally more than 5,000 startups and making them pitch ready.

01:19I performed the last rites of my father, thus breaking the gender biasness and the discrimination.

01:25I am proud of myself.

01:26My passion, which is my brand in Ayurveda, called Namya Foods.

01:30Getting out of bed before my two-year-old daughter, making a cup of tea for myself,

01:35and getting out of the house on time.

01:37Qualifying my UGC net, also getting a gold medal in my masters.

01:41Becoming a new mother to this cute little four-legged furry baby Bella.

01:47The grit and courage of all women, cis and trans, and our sure and steady progress towards

01:54making the world more gender equal.

01:56Today, I'm celebrating my capabilities.

01:58Happy Women's Day!