The International Women's Day website describes IWD as a "global day of celebration," and so it is! Any opportunity to think about women across world, about ways of continuing to improve the conditions of their lives, about strategies for developing an inclusive global feminist community is worth taking. Women are participating more fully in public life than ever before, and there are many more opportunities for them than there were. But pay equity, representation in politics and government and business, opportunities for education, the unrecognized value of their unpaid domestic labour, exploitation of women workers in the global economy, poverty and stigma facing single mothers, inequitable access to healthcare resources, and violence against women are still issues for women in developed and in developing nations.There are IWD events going on all over the world today. Check for those in your area. Be a role model. Make a difference today.
The beautiful logo you see here is from the Status of Women of Canada website.
3 comments:
Happy women's day to you, too!!! That logo is great. Canada always does everything right. Or a lot of things.
I agree with gili- there are a few things Canada definitely got right.(health care,non-violent politics, etc) I'm proud to know some excellent women from your country (yourself on the top of that list, of course)
I celebrate every day!
I do!
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