The world commemorates women today-- “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”
International Womens Day 2022
The theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, 2022 (IWD 2022) is, “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, recognizing the contribution of women and girls around the world, who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, mitigation, and response, to build a more sustainable future for all.
‘Turn the clock forward on women’s rights’: UN chief’s International Women’s Day message
“Mr. Guterres highlighted the contribution that women have made to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, hailed the ideas, innovations and activism that are changing our world for the better, and welcomed more women leaders across all walks of life.
However, as the UN chief pointed out, women and girls have frequently borne the brunt of the consequences of the virus spreading worldwide, which have included girls and women being shut out of schools and workplaces, led to rising poverty and rising violence, and seen women doing the vast majority of the world’s unpaid but essential care work.
To remedy the situation, Mr. Guterres called for guaranteed quality education for every girl, massive investments in women’s training and decent work, effective action to end gender-based violence, and universal health care.
Other measures recommended by the UN chief include gender quotas, that could result in the world benefiting from more women leaders.” Read more at https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/03/1113392
Statement by First Lady Jill Biden on International Women’s Day
March 08, 2022
From soft lullabies to battle cries for justice, women nurse and nurture, teach and build, lead and dream our world forward each and every day.
Women have never been silent, but women have been silenced. That’s because our voices are powerful. When we raise them, we can tear down injustice, topple tyrants and demagogues and shatter the shields of oppression.
This International Women’s Day, we honor women throughout the world who courageously use their voice, no matter the cost.
To our sisters from Ukraine who are fighting to keep their country free and their families alive: We stand with you in solidarity.
To our sisters in Russia who are protesting and speaking out against the invasion at great personal risk: We see your courage.
To women warriors around the world, those fighting for justice and working for change: Thank you for building a better future for all of us.
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International Women's Day asks how we can break the bias women face every day
Tue, 08 Mar, 2022 - 08:30 (From The Irish Examiner) Esther McCarthy will host The Irish Examiner's International Women's Day 2022 event on Tuesday March 8.
“We need International Women's Day more than ever. As well as the daily battles for gender equality in every community across the world, we're seeing the giant, terrifying issues around biases towards women and girls.
Ireland doesn't feel like a safe place to be female, as we witnessed the Ashling Murphy killing prompting the outpouring of stories from women across every section of society: we are targets, we don't feel safe, we want things to change.
In Ukraine, as well as the atrocities of a war waged by Putin, The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has warned that of the over 1.5 million refugees that have fled the country, the vast majority are women and children at grave risk of violence, exploitation and abuse.
Imagine being a pregnant woman fleeing your home, everything you know. It's estimated that 80,000 women will give birth in the next three months in Ukraine. Lani Fortier, Director of Delivery in Emergencies at the IRC, says that many of them without access to critical maternal health care if the crisis continues to shut down essential services.
But this day is a celebration too, a chance to come together and shine a spotlight on the wins as well as the areas where we need more change. By coming together to talk about bias, we can come up with ways to break those barriers - or at least figure out a starting point.
I asked our panellists for the Irish Examiner's IWD 2022 event what this year's theme of Breaking the Bias means to them.” read the full article at: https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/people/arid-40823358.html
