In honor of International Women’s Day (#IWD2019) this Friday, March 8, 2019, I want to invite and encourage each of you to recognize the strong women leaders and business owners in your network (some of whom may be WBENC members like me).

I was blessed to have founded S.J. Gorowitz Accounting & Tax Services over 27 years ago and have since realized success by surrounding myself with smart, committed, professional women who share my passion for supporting one another.

Each year I choose to celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month in recognition of all of the women who have helped me along the way.

This year I also want to call your attention to the great work being done by the IWD initiative that dates back to 1911. This year they have adopted the campaign theme #BalanceforBetter noting:  

“Balance is not a women’s issue, it’s a business issue. The race is on for the gender-balanced boardroom, a gender-balanced government, gender-balanced media coverage…”

I’d like to invite you to celebrate International Women’s Day by:

Motivating others

Recognize the contributions of professional women in your life by reaching out to them personally or via social and giving them shout outs, attaboys or testimonials.

Attending an IWD Event

Check out this list to see if there is an event near you:

https://www.internationalwomensday.com/EventSearch#Result

Amplifying via social media 

And if you’re really inspired, STRIKE THE #BalanceforBetter POSE with your hands out like this picture, then post your #IWD2019 message on social media for a strong call-to-action for others to also help forge a #BalanceforBetter.