International Women’s Day is tomorrow, and I’m all for it. And Google made a Doodle about it. But, as I watch, I couldn’t help but laugh: not a single bit of it is in English. So apparently, women in English speaking countries are always treated well and don’t need a special day. Either that, or Google doesn’t think “International” includes the U.S., Canada, or the UK.
One of my friends on Facebook posted a bunch of photos she said were in anticipation of Women’s Day, and I asked her what that was. She responded that it was the day that women would say “yes” instead of “no.” :eek: Granted, she doesn’t speak English natively. (Guess that’s why she knew about the holiday.)
Not sure if that’s supposed to be a woosh, but the data from this interesting BBC article could be seen as suggesting women in the “main” English-language (UK/Ireland/US/Canada/Australia/NZ) countries are doing pretty well for themselves; and so it could be further argued by some that no, they don’t need a special day as a result.
Considering that 99% of what Google or anyone else does online is strongly weighted towards English-speakers, if not the US only, then I found their approach refreshing.
There is a little bit of English spoken in the clip, but I don’t think they were in US accents.