International Women's Week is coming up (3-9 of March) and so we devised a series of interviews for you, from deviantART's most wonderful women artists. They are as varied as you could imagine - photographers, stock artists, digital painters, web designers and more but they all share one common thing.
They are women.

<sub>"As many of us already have read, or know, women had to fight for their equal footing with the men, and in some parts of the world they are still very underprivileged. We as women still get paid less than men for same positions, a lot of us are undereducated, a number are being treated as commodity even slavery, forced into prostitution... We even have girls at extremely young age being forced into marriage with much older men, and what makes it even worse their bodies are underdeveloped for childbearing and many die during childbirth or suffer later from side-effects of it, such as weak bladder and lowering of the uterus, being outcasted by community and families. We still struggle to break the glass ceilings in the corporate world, and in many parts of the world women do not have right to vote, or even speak up.

So in order to change this, to give all those young women hope, and a drive to succeed we wanted to organise the event that will empower women, that will give women and girls strength to reach for their dreams, that extra push they need."</sub>

Today, we are superwomen. We are doctors, nurses, managers, secretaries and mothers.

Please tell us about yourself.

=posse-uk: Hi! My name is Cheryl, I'm 30 years of age and mother to one boy. I live in the south of England and have been drawing since before I could write.

In the beginning, I was a traditional artist, my strengths being pencil sketches and watercolour pencils.
I have now evolved into a digital artist creating digital drawings and paintings, mixed digital media and photo manipulations. I also do my own stock photography and a little bit of textile and polymer clay work.

I love to chat and browse deviantart for fabulous artworks and creations. You can find me in #ARSTOCK chat.


What do you think are the biggest issues for women in the world today?

=posse-uk: I think in this day and age there is still a lot of inequality happening. Our choices are still hindered in many ways and can be overcome by knowledge and understanding.

Do you think there is an easy fix to this problem?

=posse-uk: Just by being more aware and open-minded, this would solve a lot of misconceptions.

Who are the women you look up to or inspire you the most? (it can be on dA or in real life)

=posse-uk: My mum - after all, she did raise me.

What inspires you about them?

=posse-uk: My mum is always there for me, she helps me out in so many ways. She also has good morals and great organisation skills and she's also a talented knitter! She always looks out for me.

We know deviantART is a wonderful place to grow as an artist in. Do you think deviantART has helped you realise things about yourself in the context of being a woman? Has it helped you grow as a woman?

=posse-uk: On deviantart we're almost one equal entity, in many situations you don't even know the sex of the person you're talking to, so judging doesn't happen...

What message would you leave for the future women? (if you had a little sister, what would be the most important thing you would pass on to her?)

=posse-uk: Urm be yourself... Don't let anyone change your inner being... We're all unique and if people want you to be something
you're not then they're not worth it.

We're women from dawn to dusk. Can you tell us of an event that your being a woman hindered you in?

=posse-uk: Matters regarding a PC/car/any electrical equipment... Yes guys, I do know about cars and technology. Sometimes I do need a little advice on things but not to be overtaken. I also envy men for not having a child bearing body.

How would you suggest to fix that?

=posse-uk: Education.

What do you think is the most important thing people should realise about women?

=posse-uk: We are human, and we do work hard... Many of us juggle many tasks and can be much more than just mothers and housekeepers - look at Margaret Thatcher.

Is there anything you would like to add?

=posse-uk: Nope, I think that has wrapped things up nicely.

Again, thank you =posse-uk for taking the time to let us get to know a woman's life from up close.

Some gems from =posse-uk,aka =demoncherry or *demoncherrystock's galleries:



For more information about International Women's Week visit ^sbaraci or *int-womens-week.