Google celebrates Women’s Day with special Doodle

Google is celebrating International Women’s Day with a special Doodle today.

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.

“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. In honor of women across the globe who are supporting each other across all aspects of life — Happy International Women’s Day!”  Google wrote.

Today’s Doodle was illustrated by Doodle Artist, Alyssa Winans. Below, she shares her thoughts behind the making of this Doodle:

Q: Why is this International Women’s Day meaningful to you personally? 

A: 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.

Q. Did any of your personal life experiences inform the direction of the illustration? If so, how?

A: Only tangentially! My one life certainly can’t capture the full range of what being a woman is. One thing I was thinking about is that a few people around me in the past few years have had children, and have started talking about how complicated it was to navigate. Breastfeeding? Formula? In public? Workplaces?  So I did want to use one of the letters for two women feeding their children on the homepage as a nod to that experience.

Q. What do you hope people around the world will think and feel when they see this Doodle?

A: I know the full experience of what it means to be a woman certainly can’t all be captured in one image, so I hope it’s merely a jumping off point to reflect on how broad, complex, nuanced, and powerful the notion of womanhood is.