International Women´s Day, Gender equality, women´s rights, human rights, empowering women, female leadership, March 8th, female voices, sustainable economic development, reducing poverty, equal human rights, change leadership, thought leadership. Each year on March 8th, International Women´s Day is being celebrated worldwide. Some men have asked, why women must be celebrated? Why do men have no International Men´s Day? Should we rather ask why we actually need an International Day for Women? The purpose of International Women´s Day is to remind us all of the fact that we are yet far from having reached gender equality. Women across the world must get their voices heard. Due to many different reasons, including culture, tradition, legislature etc., many countries/societies across our globe prevent women from having the same opportunities in life as men. What we all must understand is that empowering women through women´s birthright, Universal Human Rights, that apply to both genders, we contribute to developing a sustainable global economy, where all human beings have equal access e.g. to education and to workforce (and, a profession of their choice/level of education, knowledge and skills), narrowing down gender gaps and transforming societies to become less gender oriented. According to research and statistics, girls and women that have equal access to primary, to secondary, and even to higher education give birth to fewer children. Not that children would be unwanted in our world, but when girls and women are economically empowered through education and through an unlimited access to the global job market/have the possibility of practicing their learned profession/becoming entrepreneurs, it has multiple beneficial effects upon societies, including better health for both women and children, and less poverty. In our overpopulated world with too many children suffering from hunger, malnutrition and poverty, it is important for parents to have the opportunity of raising healthy children which ultimately will lead to healthier economies and societies. By giving girls and women equal opportunities and allowing females to access their basic human rights, economies and societies worldwide empower and help women to be capable of taking care of, not only their own futures, but the futures of their children equally.... To read the whole article, visit my website https://www.leadingwithpassion.org For more articles upon sustainable economic development, human rights, and leadership, do subscribe to upcoming posts. You can also follow me on Twitter @annemariayritys @LeadingWPassion @GCCThinkActTank @AroundOMedia I do #followback. You can also connect with me on Facebook, Instagram & LinkedIn. If I am unable to accept your contact request immediately, just press the connect/follow button and I will get back to you. Thank you.

1. INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN´S DAY,
MARCH 8TH
Anne-Maria Yritys 2017. All rights reserved.

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“Dedicated
to all men
& women,
365 days a
year”
Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.

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“The soul
has no
gender”
Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.

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“Gender
equality is the
unfinished
business of the
21st century”
Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.

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“Equality for
women is
progress for
all”.
Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.

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“No country in the
world can yet say
they have achieved
gender equality” ~
Emma Watson
Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.

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“Strength lies in
differences, not in
similarities”
Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.

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“She
needed a
hero so
that is
what she
became”
Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“The rise of
women does
not mean the
fall of men”

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“Men of quality
respect
women´s
equality”

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“Gender equality is
more than a goal in
itself. It is a
precondition for
meeting the challenge
of reducing poverty,
promoting sustainable
development and
building good
governance”
~Kofi Annan

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“Next time you
are about to call a
little girl bossy,
say instead: she
has executive
leadership
skills”.
~Sheryl Sandberg

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“There is no
limit to what
we, as women,
can
accomplish”.
~Michelle
Obama

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“I alone cannot
change the
world, but I can
cast a stone
across the
waters to create
many ripples”.
~Mother Teresa

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“Well behaved
women rarely
make history”.
~Eleanor
Roosevelt

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“When men
and women
support each
other,
incredible
things
happen"

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“Here is to
strong women:
May we know
them. May we
be them. May
we raise
them”.

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“We cannot all
succeed when
half of us are
held back”.
~Malala
Yousafzai

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Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
“Girls compete
with each
other. Women
empower one
another. The
same applies to
boys and men”.

20. Anne-Maria Yritys 2017.
Wake up people. We
are yet far from
gender equality
worldwide:
http://www.itsagirl
movie.com/
Shadowline Films on YouTube: It's a Girl Documentary Film - Official Trailer

21. INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN´S DAY
Anne-Maria Yritys 2017. All rights reserved.

22. “Be the change you
want to see in the
world”.
~Mahatma Gandhi
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