International Women's Day

My organisation has given me the honour again to be one of the representatives for this year’s International Women’s Day Lunchtime Seminar held at the Plaza Ballroom in Collins Street.

International Women's Day (8 March) - the universal day marked by women's groups around the world. It is a day where women of all races, religions and cultures can unite and celebrate the women throughout the world. Women can acknowledge the struggles we are facing, celebrate our achievements, as well as consider what needs to be done for the future to embrace and enhance women's community.

This date is commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.

International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. It is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of women’s rights (United Nations: www.un.org/events/women/).


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