International Women’s Day: Google celebrates everyday lives of women across different cultures

As the world marks International Women's Day today (Tuesday), tech-giant Google is also celebrating the day with a doodle.

This year, Google released an animated video that depicts women in different roles and professions with cultural diversity as a theme.

"Today’s annual International Women’s Day Doodle is an animated slideshow that transports us around the world to give a glimpse into the everyday lives of women across different cultures," Google says.

"From a mother working from home to a motorcycle mechanic teaching her skills to the next generation, each illustration depicted in today’s Doodle is connected by the common thread of how women show up for themselves, their families, and their communities."

As users click the play button, the animation opens with an illustration of the earth surrounded by culturally diverse women.

The first animation represents a working mother who is looking at her laptop with a baby in her arms and a child lying beside her on the sofa.

The second animation is a scene of an operation theatre where a female surgeon and paramedic assist a male doctor in the ongoing surgery.

The next animation represents a granny watering her plants in the garden while her little ones play on the swings in the background.

Multiple other animations that follow in the video show women acing different professions such as artisan, fashion designer, mechanic and a wildlife photographer.

"Life during the pandemic. The last couple of years have been hard for everyone but women especially. We usually celebrate women and their incredible accomplishments in the past and present, and inspire young girls to dream big. The reality of the last couple of years has forced women to shift focus, adjust priorities and make sacrifices to be there for others who need them," Doodle Art Director, Thoka Maer said in her message for the day.

"I really hope that women feel seen and valued for whatever they’ve been doing and are doing right now. Getting up in the morning and getting through the day. Doing the dishes, holding on to the job or letting go of it, taking care of themselves and others. Those very basic things have been a huge piece of work since the beginning of the pandemic," she said.