12 Mar 2021
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.
IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organization specific.
#IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge
IWD 2021 campaign theme: #ChooseToChallenge
A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions – all day, every day.
We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women’s achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.
From challenge comes change, so let’s all choose to challenge.
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/
Our school has celebrated and raised awareness throughout the week including sharing this conversation starter:
https://www.internationalwomensday.com/videos
Choose to Challenge by Anisa Nandaula a spoken work poet is a must watch.
Library display
A range of books celebrating women and their achievements is on display along with fact sheets in the Library.
Do we still need an International Women’s Day?
Yes! There’s no place for complacency. According to the World Economic Forum, sadly none of us will see gender parity in our lifetimes, and nor likely will many of our children. Gender parity will not be attained for almost a century.
Ms Tracey Miller
Teacher Librarian / SRC Coordinator
