Tag: International Women’s Day
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Let’s talk about feminism
By Claudia Bonifay When a close friend of mine mentioned on a group chat that Emma Watson had just launched a book club, I was immediately thrilled. Ever since her speech at the UN for the launch of ‘He for She’ had moved me to tears, I had been following the campaign. This book club
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Why 2016 is the year to leap, not shuffle, towards gender equality
By Emily and Katie Berrington Despite being the year that the United States may be set to welcome its first female president; the first year that Saudi Arabia’s female residents will live under municipal governments that they were able to vote in; and the year that more than 90 countries answered the UN Women’s call
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On International Women’s Day call on the Government to back up UN Women
Today is International Women’s Day, Labour is holding the Conservative-led Government to account on its promise to women around the world. This comes a week after support for UN Women was left out of the aid review. In an email, Harriet Harman asked people to ask them why: Today is International Women’s Day. Join me
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Women and Development policy review group launched
Today, on the eve of the 100th International Women’s Day, Labour launched a policy review into women and development: “Supporting the sustainable empowerment of women and girls in the developing world”. As part of the wide-ranging review of Labour Party policies, this group will look at the barriers that women across the world still face
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TUC marks International Women’s Day with celebratory dinner
The Trade Union Congress marked the 100th International Women’s Day with a celebration of women through music, poetry, comedy and speech. Speakers included Frances O’Grady, Maria Eagle, Bonnie Greer and Hariyatu Bangura, an inspirational women’s leader for the Western Region of Sierra Leone Teacher’s Union. The evening jumped between hip hop, soul, poetry, an ironing
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The effect of HIV/AIDS on women in the developing world
Huge advancements have been made in the fight against HIV/AIDS since the 80s, but the fight is getting harder and numbers of people contracting HIV are growing. This International Women’s Day, it is worth pausing to contemplate the disproportionately devastating toll that this infection takes on women in the developing world. We have all heard
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Global Dinner Party for International Womens Day
Monday sees the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. To celebrate this, Sarah Brown’s White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood are encouraging people around the world to wear white and hold a dinner party in March for the 100th year of International Women’s Day on the 8th. Please get together with your friends, have some
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International Women’s Day TUC Event
It is almost time for this year’s International Women’s Day (held on the 8th March each year), a day on which a huge many events are held throughout the world: to celebrate the achievements of women, to encourage further action as well as being a day which signals solidarity with other women throughout the globe.
Labour Campaign for International Development 