Twitter has honored Filipino women through the #SheInspiresMe campaign to commemorate International Women’s Day.
The microblogging platform is putting the spotlight on Filipinas who inspire and empower like-minded people in their respective communities through the Southeast Asia-wide “#SheInspiresMe” campaign.
The campaign is part of the commemoration of the International Women’s Day on March 8 which celebrates women’s achievements and raises awareness on biases against them.
According to Twitter the “#SheInspiresMe” campaign highlights “unique and influential voices of women who inspire people in their communities to break the bias and #OwnIt.”
Among them are:
Alex Bruce
The rapper said that her latest song, “Dime Girls,” is the best representation of the gender-related challenges she has encountered and conquered them.
“When us women know our worth, and us not relying on anyone, us being independent. Be free. Be yourself. Dime girl, we’re gonna show the world that we’re doing just fine!” she said. As a model she won the Queen of Tekken Philippines during a showmatch battle for Bandai Namco’s Tekken Tournament and believes that the basis for strength in gaming is not gender but hard work and passion.
Carla Lizardo, Bianca Guidotti and Pia Wurtzbach
The former beauty queens are the epitome of the modern Filipinas who are beyond beauties and brains and they use their passion for advocacies to empower women community through their podcast and other projects.
Carla is known for actively attending Twitter Spaces sessions to network, be updated, and be inspired about woman-led projects in the Non-Fungible Token space while Bianca wants to share a life lesson with her community on the micro-blogging platform.
Miss Universe 2015 Pia said, ” To me, female empowerment means paving the way for the women of future. It means breaking stereotypes and pushing boundaries to make it easier for the next generation to pursue their passions.”
Mandy Nokom
Mandy — a voice talent who lent her skills in airwaves, commercials and other projects — said that the voice talent industry still has a tendency to restrict women in certain voicing roles.
“I get to show more of my personality and interests that are ever-evolving, to casters and producers that are potentially in the same platform and they can possibly see it and could tap it into different creative pursuits,” she said.
Saab Magalona
Saab –a musician, podcaster, content creator and mom — said that female empowerment is “the reminder to break away from the fear that society has ingrained in women.”
“‘Be quiet and just take care of your kids.’ This is a line I have been sent more than once whenever I weigh in on topics other than motherhood. It’s such a stereotype that mothers should just be changing diapers, or cooking for their families when in fact, it’s motherhood that has pushed me into doing so much more,” she said.
