With International Women\u2019s Day being celebrated on Sunday, Montrealers reflected on the women who inspire them and helped pave the way for future generations. From global icons to mothers and mentors, the influence of these women resonated across the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst person that comes to mind, I think, is Coco Chanel,\u201d said a Montreal woman. \u201cElegant, simple and hardworking I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n
For others, the inspiration came from family. \u201cMy mom. She just always worked when we were growing up and she always showed us that hard work pays off and I really appreciated that,\u201d said another Montrealer. \u201cHappy woman\u2019s day. I love being a woman and I\u2019m so happy to be part of such a wonderful community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even the youngest Montrealers recognized the influence of women in their lives. \u201cMy mom\u2026she\u2019s always there for me when I need her. And well, she like plans activities if I like want to be with my friends and everything and she\u2019s really nice and she\u2019s everything for me,\u201d said a young girl.<\/p>\n
Some highlighted multiple maternal figures. \u201cToo many, I have like three moms. So all of them adopted mom, birth mom, foster mom. They all had a huge impact on my life. You know, mothers, they\u2019re maternal, they\u2019re nurturing and they raise our children and really, we don\u2019t appreciate them enough,\u201d one woman said.<\/p>\n
She also reflected on the power of femininity and supporting one another. \u201cFemininity is such a powerful thing and it\u2019s such a privilege to be a woman and it\u2019s a little hard nowadays, right, in a patriarchal society but in general just believe in yourself, love yourself, support other women, that\u2019s so important and yeah, we have a lot of power.\u201d<\/p>\n
For many, the most enduring inspiration came from their own mothers. \u201cMy mother of course, because she gave birth to me and she\u2019s got a nice staple in my life the whole time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Across Montreal, International Women\u2019s Day served as a reminder of the achievements, guidance, and enduring influence of women \u2014 from public icons to mothers, mentors, and community leaders who shape lives every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With International Women\u2019s Day being celebrated on Sunday, Montrealers reflected on the women who inspire them and helped…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":522720,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-522719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=522719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522719\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}