Celebrating Women

Annually for more than 30 years, March has been designated Women’s History Month by presidential declaration. This month is set aside to honor women’s achievements in American history. Although I believe all women should be celebrated, this official designation allows us to highlight a special few. Women like Susan B. Anthony, Betsy Ross, Harriot Tubman, Sandra Day O’Connor, and Sally Ride have all made momentous contributions to society. 

In addition to women of grand influence, I believe women of my past and present are worthy of recognition, too. 

Since the time I was young, I had a special woman who I looked up to, who taught me valuable lessons, and who treated me as if I could be and do anything. My grandmother, Sylvia, left her imprint on me early on. 

As I gathered around her living room Lazyboy watching her create beautiful quilts for her family, she told me stories of her mother and grandmother and their struggles to make it in a man’s world. Since Sylvia was raised in a time when women were fighting for the right to vote, attend college, and be heard, her constitution was extremely strong. 

She came from generations of women who forged ahead and established their own businesses back when it was unheard of. 

My grandmother left me with a sense of pride for celebrating my strengths, education, and the courage to start my own business. Throughout history, women like Sylvia paved the way for all of us, and that we celebrate! The old saying, ‘We’ve come a long way, baby,’ is an understatement.

Thanks to the women who came before us, who helped pave the path for us to now have a career and raise a family. We’ve come a long way, and have so much more opportunity. 

A special thank you to all the men who have supported us as we explored our strengths, found our courage, gained wisdom and learned business acumen. Congratulations to all the women who are making decisions and being empowered to change the world!

StarStaff President and Headhunter Avery Plavin has been helping businesses expand their human capital for over 20 years. She offers contingency and retained staffing including permanent, temporary, and temp-to-perm. She has partnered with Fortune 100 companies, private entities and smaller businesses to help facilitate their staffing needs. At StarStaff, Avery helps clients prosper by providing one-of-a-kind staffing services that include competitive analysis, tools, expert resume writing, and resources — all allowing both the individual and organizations to remain competitive in our ever-changing market.

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