Tag: women
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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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Harriet Harman writes to Andrew Mitchell about women’s projects in Afghanistan
Harriet Harman, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, has written to Andrew Mitchell to ask him about funding for women’s projects in Afghanistan. Here are some extracts from the letter: “I recently had the opportunity to meet with Hussn Banu Ghazanfar, the Afghan Minister for Women…. One of the issues that was raised with
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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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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 