"If you want to alleviate poverty, you give women access to credit and opportunities to actually start to generate income for themselves and their families." -Hillary Clinton
About International Women's Day
When: Tuesday 8 March 2011
Where: Everywhere
What: International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday.
Why: Suffragettes campaigned for women's right to vote. The word 'Suffragette' is derived from the word "suffrage" meaning the right to vote. International Women's Day honors the work of the Suffragettes, celebrates women's success, and reminds of inequities still to be redressed. The first International Women's Day event was run in 1911. 2011 is the Global Centenary Year. Let's reinvent opportunity for working women and all women!
What will you do to ensure women and girls enjoy equality, safety and a bright future? Think globally, then act locally!
Here are some helpful links to get you started in taking action to celebrate women’s equality!
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International Women's Day
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Hillary Clinton standing up for women
