~ March 8 Is International Women’s Day ~
The 2024 Theme: Inspire Inclusion
~ With well over a century of history and change, the first International Women’s Day (IWD) was held in March 1911. IWD isn’t country, group or organization specific. It’s a day of collective global activism and celebration that belongs to all those committed to forging women’s equality.
World-renowned feminist, journalist and activist, Gloria Steinem, reportedly once explained:
“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organization but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.”
So together, let’s all help fight the good fight. All IWD activity is valid, that’s what makes IWD so inclusive. Join in and make IWD your day by doing what you can to support and advance women.
Inspire
When women aren’t present, we must ask: “If not, why not?”
When women are discriminated against, we must call out poor practice.
When the treatment of women is not equitable, we must take action.
And we must do this each time, every time.
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From UNWomen.org
Climate change is accelerating persistent poverty gaps. As competition for scarce resources intensifies, livelihoods are threatened, societies become more polarized, and women bear an increasingly heavy burden:
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- 1 in every 10 women in the world lives in extreme poverty.
- The number of women and girls living in conflict-affected areas doubled since 2017, now, more than 614 million women and girls live in conflict-affected areas. In conflict areas, women are 7.7 times more likely to live in extreme poverty.
- Climate change is set to leave 236 million more women and girls hungry by 2030, twice as many as men (131 million).
- At prime working age, only 61 per cent of women are in the labour force versus 90 per cent of men.
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(video displays but a few of the speakers at the IWD 2024 ‘Celebration’)
Brandi Carlile / The Joke
