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In 1980 President Jimmy Carter declared, the week of March 8th women’s history week. After organizing and lobbying this week was expanded into a month in 1987. Here we are in 2010 in women's history month, scratch that women’s Herstory month.

While we can and should look at the past and pay tribute to the many women that paved the way in and outside of Hiphop, this is also an important time to highlight many of the women who are continuing that legacy today. As the National Women’s History Project has stated, ‘the history of women often seems to be written with invisible ink’. It’s beyond time to fill that ink in with the colorful stories of contributions, experiences, and issues relating to women’s lives. Even going beyond celebratory themes this month, there should be consideration of the issues impacting women. From violence against women in its many forms, to gender inequity in the workplace, this should be a time of reflection of the ways our society treats women.

Taking a step further than reflection I am asking myself, maybe you should as well, what can I do to increase my understanding of the role women play in the world? How can I become more aware of personal power in the service of gender equity? While it is certainly true much has changed, much has not and everyone has a role to play. As many a social justice activist has stated, until the least effected is as outraged as the most effected, we will not see change. Let's see and be that change.