International Women’s Day: What is it and why do we need it?
Mar 1, 2024 · It began life as National Women’s Day in the United States back in February 1909. The following year, at the second International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, Denmark, women’s rights activist Clara Zetkin called for an international women’s day to give women a greater voice to further their demands for equal rights.
International Women's Day: The women making history in 2021
Mar 2, 2021 · February 11 was also a significant day for progress on gender equality in the Roman Catholic church. Known as ‘The Sailing Nun’ for her love of seafaring and nautical imagery, French Sister Nathalie Becquart, became the first woman to be appointed by Pope Francis as an undersecretary to the Synod of Bishops. It means she will have voting ...
International Women’s Day: 10 women to watch in 2024
Mar 1, 2024 · International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March not only celebrates women’s achievements, but is an annual reminder that more action is needed to achieve gender parity. At the current rate of progress, it will take 131 years to reach full gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2023.
International Women’s Day: What’s the difference between equity …
Mar 3, 2023 · The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #EmbraceEquity. Although equity and equality are often used interchangeably, they don’t mean the same thing. Equality is the end goal – equity is how you get there. Giving women equal rights is not enough in itself to close the 132-year global gender gap.
What’s the theme of International Women’s Day 2021?
Mar 4, 2021 · International Women’s Day 2021 focuses on the role women can play in ‘building back better’, thanks to their different skills and experience. Women have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, representing 54% of overall job losses. But the "role model effect" is helping to close the gender gap, Forum research shows.
Women leaders explain the world’s top priorities for 2022 | World ...
Mar 7, 2022 · 8 March is International Women’s Day. During the COVID-19 pandemic, women leaders across the globe have been associated with faster action and fewer deaths. At Davos Agenda Week in January, some of the world’s women leaders shared their thoughts on how to tackle crises including climate change and inequality.
5 videos to watch on International Women's Day
Mar 8, 2016 · As we celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March, here are five videos that highlight the struggle for gender parity. The Global Gender Gap Report The Global Gender Gap Index ranks over 140 economies according to how well they are leveraging their female talent pool, based on economic, educational, health-based and political indicators.
International Women's Day: 6 inspirational female leaders | World ...
Mar 4, 2021 · In my work with the World Economic Forum’s communities of Young Global Leaders and Global Shapers, I am inspired every day by amazing women in our network: young female leaders who are driving the call for equitable and sustainable food systems, de-stigmatising mental health in developing countries, curbing the pandemic in vulnerable ...
Valuing women’s work and the value of working women
Feb 8, 2022 · Bogotá’s Care System seeks to recognize, redistribute, and reduce care work through training, respite, and care services.
International Women's Day: How the world is progressing on …
Mar 6, 2024 · International Women’s Day is on 8 March – the official UN theme for the day in 2024 is “Invest in women: Accelerate progress”. Each year, the UN measures progress towards achieving gender equality across all 17 of its Sustainable Development Goals.