Google marks Women's Day with doodle on 'women supporting women' theme

Vignettes within each 'GOOGLE' letter highlight just a few of many areas in which women support each other

March 8 is celebrated as International Women's Day across the globe every year. Search engine giant Google also commemorates the day by releasing a unique and special Doodle honouring women for their global impact.

Today’s Doodle honoured International Women’s Day by celebrating many ways in which women support women. The vignettes within each “GOOGLE” letter highlight just a few of the many areas in which women around the world support each other to progress and improve each other's quality of life.

Google, on its website, dedicated the day to the women in positions of influence who advocate for progress across issues central to the lives of women everywhere. "Women who come together to explore, learn, and rally for their rights. Women who are primary caregivers to people of all walks of life. Women who are critical support systems for each other in motherhood."

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"In honour of women across the globe who are supporting each other across all aspects of life — Happy International Women’s Day!," it said.

"Our theme this year was 'women supporting women', so I was able to spend a lot of time reflecting on all the ways I’ve been supported by the other women in my life. I’m the youngest of three girls, so since birth I’ve always benefited from the wisdom and support of those who came before me. I’m grateful for that and all the ways I see women in my life standing up for each other and their values," Alyssa Winans, the illustrator of this year's doodle, said.

Responding to a question, Winans said that she knows the full experience of what it means to be a woman.

"I hope it’s merely a jumping off point to reflect on how broad, complex, nuanced, and powerful the notion of womanhood is," she further said.