Why Do We Have International Women's Day?
Throughout history, women have been treated differently than men. Although progress has been made towards protecting and promoting women's rights, according to the United Nations there is still no country in the world where women can claim to have the same rights and opportunities as men. Women continue to fight for equal pay, as on average they still receive between 30 to 40 percent less than men earn for the same work. On top of that, women make up the majority of the world's 1.3 billion absolute poor. As we discussed in class throughout reading I Am Malala, there are many countries where girls do not have the same access to education as boys. We also learned women had to fight for the right to vote, and even more shocking, the right to be considered "persons".
The fist International Women's Day actually tool place way back on March 19, 1911. This date was chosen because it marked the anniversary of the Prussian king promising to introduce votes for women in 1848...however he failed to keep that promise, even after it had given many hope for equality. The date was moved to March 8 in 1913.
In 1975, the UN called for an International Women's Year to draw global attention to women's concerns. In 1977, the UN proclaimed March 8th as the UN Day for Women's Rights and International Peace. The goal of this day was to help nations put a stop to discrimination against women and focused on ensuring women could gain equal participation in global development.
For the year 2020, the theme of International Women's Day is Each for Equal: an equal world is an enabled world. The theme encourages us to challenge stereotypes, fight against bias, improve situations, broaden perceptions and celebrate women's achievements.
*info retrieved from: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/international-womens-day
and https://www.internationalwomensday.com/
Below are videos that highlight how men's accomplishments are often highlighted more than women's especially in specific areas. In this case, in science:
The fist International Women's Day actually tool place way back on March 19, 1911. This date was chosen because it marked the anniversary of the Prussian king promising to introduce votes for women in 1848...however he failed to keep that promise, even after it had given many hope for equality. The date was moved to March 8 in 1913.
In 1975, the UN called for an International Women's Year to draw global attention to women's concerns. In 1977, the UN proclaimed March 8th as the UN Day for Women's Rights and International Peace. The goal of this day was to help nations put a stop to discrimination against women and focused on ensuring women could gain equal participation in global development.
For the year 2020, the theme of International Women's Day is Each for Equal: an equal world is an enabled world. The theme encourages us to challenge stereotypes, fight against bias, improve situations, broaden perceptions and celebrate women's achievements.
*info retrieved from: https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/international-womens-day
and https://www.internationalwomensday.com/
Below are videos that highlight how men's accomplishments are often highlighted more than women's especially in specific areas. In this case, in science:
And here, in sports:
Christine Sinclair is the world's top goal scorer. Her salary is $380 000 a year. Cristiano Ronaldo has a salary of $31 million Euro a year, which is over $46 million Canadian dollars a year.
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