Google is paying tribute to women trailblazers through its doodle on International Women’s Day. The 19-second video doodle called “The firsts in women’s history” is highlighting the achievements of some of the women pioneers in various fields who broke the mold and paved the way for women’s and human kind’s history such as Marie Curie, the first woman to win Nobel Prize.
Google in its blog post says “In the past year, the world searched for the first woman more than ever before. Whether in politics, the sciences, athletics, or the arts, women have driven society forward throughout history. Over the last year, the world has looked to trailblazing women who overcame the obstacles of their time, to do what had never been done before.
As firsts, these women stand on the shoulders of countless others – women who laid the foundation but didn’t have the same opportunities to break the glass ceiling. Some firsts achieve something spectacularly new; others are receiving long-overdue recognition. Collectively, and across the globe, these firsts have created a remarkable legacy for the generations that follow”
The blog posts also highlight some of the interesting facts about gender bias faced by women in history such as Till 2020, just 23 of the 622 Nobel Prizes awarded in the sciences have gone to women and inspiring stats that sheds hope for the future such one in three businesses around the world is owned by a woman,3 and in the U.S., 21% of all women-owned businesses are owned by Black women.
Lorraine Twohill, Google CMO explains “While it is inspiring to see how far women have come, it is important to remember that there is still a long journey ahead of us. Just as we celebrate the ‘firsts’ from history, we are working to make sure that many follow in their footsteps.”
