2. What is women's day ?
–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
gender parity.
3. Where is it held?
– International Women’s Day events are held worldwide on March
8. Various women, including political, community, and business
leaders, as well as leading educators, inventors, entrepreneurs,
and television personalities, are usually invited to speak at
various events on the day. Such events may include seminars,
conferences, luncheons, dinners or breakfasts. The messages
given at these events often focus on various themes such as
innovation, the portrayal of women in the media, or the
importance of education and career opportunities.
4. The symbol of
women's day
– The International Women’s Day logo is in
purple and white and features the symbol
of Venus, which is also the symbol of
being female. The faces of women of all
backgrounds, ages, and nations are also
seen in various promotions, such as
posters, postcards and information
booklets, on International Women’s Day.
Various messages and slogans that
promote the day are also publicized
during this time of the year.
7. Patricia campos
Doménech
– She is the first female pilot in the Spanish Armed Forces,
and one of the first female professional European soccer
coaches for an American team. She has won several awards
for her piloting career, has been honored as an official
speaker for the U.S. organization Women in Aviation,
8. Dr. Habiba Sarabi
– In Afghanistan, she is known as the first female provincial
governor, no small feat in a country that has weathered
conflict and hardship for nearly 40 years. Through it all, Dr.
Habiba Sarabi’s passion for human rights and education for
women have grown every day. Recognized by Time Magazine
in 2008 as a Hero for the Environment, and after several
ministerial posts, she is currently the Advisor to the Chief
Executive Officer on Women’s Affairs and Youth, a prestigious
position in the new government.
9. Dr. Josephine
namboze
– A true pioneer in the field of medicine, throughout her
childhood she attended all boys’ schools to study science. Dr.
Josephine Namboze is East and Central Africa’s first female
medical doctor, and the first woman in Africa to head an
institute of public health. As the first ever Representative for
the World Health Organization in Botswana, she also wrote
extensively about how race is not a determining factor in
infectious and non-infectious disease. Also the first woman
professor of medicine in East Africa, she didn’t just break the
glass ceiling, but shattered it becoming a role model for many.
10. What can we do to help
women across the world ?
11. Things you can do to help
promote women's rights:
– Donate to Charites that supports poor countries with high
percentage in women
– Share the responsibility of creating safe environments for
vulnerability to be freely expressed
– Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are
human rights. At their most basic, human rights concern
reciprocity in human relationships that extend to all
humanity and beyond.
– Join the IWD Conversation #TimeIsNow and #IWD2018.
Social media amplifies women’s voices and emboldens their
collective agency.
