• From San Francisco, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City, Lagos, Moscow, Cairo, Berlin, London, Paris, Jakarta, Bangkok, New Delhi and Tokyo, the women  met make up a diverse mosaic of personalities, ages and backgrounds. [symple_spacing size=”10″]
• And their aspirations are just as varied—ranging from the global to the very personal, from discovering more digits of pi to becoming a mother to giving a voice to those who can’t speak.

Google also asked some more familiar figures to participate, including anthropologist Jane Goodall—who wants to discuss the environment with the Pope—and Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai and activist Muzoon Almellehan, who are working fearlessly toward a future where every girl can go to school. Despite already impressive accomplishments under their belts, these women continue to dream big.

BONUS: Go behind the scenes of the
International Women’s Day Doodle, here >  

4GGL thanks Google for this story! 

Video creators: Lydia Nichols, Helene Leroux & Liat Ben-Rafael
Original music: tUnE-yArDs (Merrill Garbus)

International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.