Pius X hosts International Women’s Day in Moree

Today is March 8, International Women’s Day.

Some people may ask what is relevance of a day such as International Women’s Day in a community like the ACT.

It is as critical now as it was before, that we continue to challenge every day attitudes towards women. The US event will piggyback on the International Women’s Strike, said to be planned by women in 30 different countries.

Organizers hope to call attention to economic injustices women face such as lower wages, gender discrimination, sexual harassment and job insecurities.

Some of the NY organizers, however, stress the event’s worldwide roots.

And designer Tory Burch is launching her “Embrace Ambition” campaign aiming to reclaim the word “ambition”, which Burch’s campaign argues has been used to “vilify” women.

“Violence against women and gender stereotyping are the biggest barriers to the effective participation of women in the socioeconomic and political sphere”.

In Portland, there are a variety of ways people can participate in International Women’s Day and/or A Day Without a Woman. You can wear red to show your solidarity and, most importantly, refuse to buy anything. Shortly after the march, organizers announced their next event – A Day Without a Woman – set for March 8.

Journalist Maureen Shaw, writing for Quartz, even went as far as to call the strike a “protest of the privileged”. “It’s very open, it’s very flexible”, Sushanov said.

According to Google, it all started in 1908 in New York City when a group of women gathered to demand fair pay, better working conditions and the right to vote. Organizers are also planning walkouts, rallies and marches in cities around the US.

Kamene Ogidi, Bed Stuy, is an example of the variety of reasons people seem to have to join the strike.

Ohio University’s Women’s Center is celebrating IWD by hosting The International Women’s Day Festival on Sunday, March 19.

Most employers will allow wearing red unless the workplace has a uniform requirement or dress code that specifically says she can’t.

Vuniwaqa says women account for 49% of our total population and are the most vulnerable to poverty, domestic violence, abuse, and access to services.