#international-womens-day

#international-womens-day

Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of many of their basic rights, the United Nations has said.n a statement released on International Women's Day, the UN mission said that Afghanistan's rulers have shown an almost "singular focus on imposing rules that leave most women and girls effectively trapped in their homes".

Issued on: 08/03/2023 - 18:55 French president Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony in tribute to late French feminist figure Gisele Halimi at Paris' courthouse, on March 8, 2023.Michel Euler, AFP French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday his government would put forward a draft law enshrining abortion rights in the French constitution within months.

As a product designer, I've discovered that inspiration can come from anywhere, but the depth and guidance of books have been particularly insightful for me.In honor of International Women's Day, I've compiled a list of 10 books written by inspiring women that have helped me expand my skill set and fuel my creativity.

Celebrating the Women of the World - Chloe Wu, Croydon High School (Image: Chloe Wu) To celebrate International Women's Day, the annual WOW conference was held in London's Southbank Centre.The event lasts one weekend.It is jam-packed with inspirational speakers, and fun, interactive activities to inspire girls and women to celebrate and support one another.

In an annual tradition, the Labour MP recalled victims, reading out a list of killed women to mark International Women's Day.Jess Phillips named every woman, and listed some unknown women, killed in the UK in the last year, where the primary suspect or known killer is a man.The shadow minister for domestic violence and safeguarding said reading the names was the "honour of my life".

Stephen Flynn asked how new immigration legislation would affect women who have been sex trafficked.On International Women's Day, the SNP Westminster leader quizzed the prime minister about protection in UK for those arriving on small boats.Rishi Sunak said Britain "must get a grip of this system" and stop people dying in the English Channel, and "target" resources on the people most in need.

Seedtag, a leading contextual advertising company comprised of 49% female staff, with 48% of management positions being occupied by women,
There was strong overlap between "embrace equity" and other topics related to representation: 8% of relevant articles related to this category linked to the fight against racial discrimination, while 7% were related to the LGBTQ+ community
Behind "Embrace Equity", the categories "Transversal Feminism" (6%), "Women's Health" (5%) and "Women in Sport" (3%) generated the most interest

has revealed the key online content drivers for International Women's Day (IWD), using its state-of-the-art contextual AI technology LIZ©.

Ah, International Women's Day, the day when businesses all abolish their gender pay gap, childcare becomes free and women everywhere get to take the day off.Oh.No. Hang on.It's the day where brands and businesses make empty gestures pretending that they care about #equality and men around the world complain about not having an International Men's Day (they do, it's in November).

Well well well, here we are again - our most-read graphic design stories of the year.As ever, some of the most inventive type design projects were in the top spots, including HeyPorter!'s lego stacking fonts, Biliktu Foundry's storytelling typefaces and Jeremias Diekmann's jazz-infused lettering.We also saw some designers using their materials in innovative and never-seen-before ways: Laura Hilbert made posters out of clay, Yuna Kim created exhibition postcards that doubled up as scratchcards, and Pay2Play put the index of a book on its outer margin.

Thousands of parents and children gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday to demand childcare reforms
London has been swarming with protests over the last week, whether it's the kids in Tower Hamlets fighting to save their school street  or Just Stop Oil  causing civil unrest to demand action on climate change, everybody has got something to protest about right now.

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During the first week of spring 2023, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for all of our beloved members and partners of the GGBA.In honor of International Women's Day, we collaborated with our friends at the California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, to host a joint Make Contact.

Join Value Culture and friends for a new monthly Comedy Showcase on Broadway at the famous Hungry i nightclub in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood.Come have some laughs and support San Francisco Comedians and a small non profit helping people value cultures.Last month we had a full house so RSVP today.

The Weeknd isn't the only artist who has a bone to pick with Rolling Stone: After the publication granted her the 29th spot on their "200 Greatest Singers of All Time" list, Chaka Khan lashed out at its editors in a recent interview, saying "they need hearing aids."Khan opined on the list during her guest appearance on Los Angeles Magazine's podcast The Originals, but it wasn't until that moment that she was even aware of the ranking: "I didn't even know what the hell you were talking about, so obviously this don't mean a great deal to me," the "I'm Every Woman" singer told host Andrew Goldman.

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing projects by 2023's Pritzker Architecture Prize winner and debating the need to reduce mass-timber structures' raw-material use.To celebrate David Chipperfield winning the 2023 Pritzker Architecture Prize, we rounded up 15 key projects by the British architect and readers debated the merits of his more than four-decades output.

Women's Day is celebrated globally to mark the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and accelerate gender parity.But even today, the primary responsibility of running the home and family lies on the woman.For a woman who's balancing work and home chores, the entire ordeal can be exhausting - it's a constant struggle, primarily if you work from home.

Every day we celebrate the work of the feminist movement, but on International Women's Day, we highlight the progress made and the challenges still ahead.And among all the platforms there are to empower women, music, time and time again, has served as an engine to carry this message.So, when Beyoncé sang " Who Runs the World?

Angel City FC will kick off its second season with an international exhibition against Mexico's Club América on March 8 at BMO Stadium."It may be considered a friendly, but they're an exceptional team with great talent," said Julie Uhrman, Angel City's president and co-founder."It's a club that's played a number of times in the U.S.

Fans of Jayson Tatum will know that he has an incredibly close relationship with his mother, Brandy Cole.During Wednesday night's win over Portland, which happened to fall on International Women's Day, he chose to celebrate her by sporting a specific colorway of his new signature shoe.🤞🏽 https://t.co/YwIGfMJ1oI

On International Women's Day, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released its latest #HerEducationOurFuture factsheet on gender equality in education, which cites persistent gender inequity in innovation and technology.Women's underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and math careers remains, with women constituting just 31% of research and development positions in science and only 24% of leadership positions in technology.

Hershey's Canada is standing by a new trans-inclusive ad campaign after right-wing backlash.Late last month, the chocolate company announced the "HER for SHE" campaign, celebrating International Women's Day on March 8.The campaign includes special limited-edition chocolate bars in wrappers featuring images of young Canadian women who are "changing how we see the future."

Jonathan Jones has seen almost everything throughout his first seven years in the NFL.One thing the veteran cornerback has not experienced is yet free agency, but that is about to change quite soon.The clock, after all, is ticking for him to enter the open market.An unrestricted free agent, Jones is set to become available for other teams next week; the legal tampering window opens on Monday followed by free agency proper two days later.

Atstock Productions - stock.adobAs International Women's Day comes round again, the technology industry continues to make slow incremental progress towards achieving a healthy gender balance.The 2022 Nash Squared Digital Leadership Report showed that 14% of digital leaders are women.This is far below where it should be - but nevertheless it is the highest proportion we've recorded yet.

More than 100 years ago, in November 1918, women in Germany obtained the right to vote.It was one of the most important achievements of the women's movement of that time and a starting signal for a long road to emancipation, yet it was marked by many setbacks.Only a short time later, under the Nazi regime in Germany, women lost almost all of their rights and were reduced to their role as mothers.

It feels like only yesterday that Harrington's Bar & Grill neighbor Ed Kim told fellow San Franciscans he was seeking to reopen the 85-year-old bar.But, the owners of the bar - Ken and Michael Harrington, who are descendants of the original owners - told the San Francisco Business Timesthere are actually no plans to revive the business.

CONCACAF has announced the qualifying format and schedule for the inaugural W Gold Cup tournament, a women's competition that will kick off in the United States in 2024.]Unveiled on International Women's Day, the tournament will begin with a preliminary round on Feb. 17 that will decide the final three entrants into the 12-team group stage that starts on Feb. 20.

03:19 Police use stun grenades and tear gas to disperse protesters, who gather near the parliament building to protest against a draft law on "foreign agents", which critics say represents an authoritarian shift and could hurt Georgia's bid to join the European Union, in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 8, 2023.

AUSTIN, Texas Lawmakers in the Texas House recognized International Women's Day on Wednesday with a resolution celebrating the achievements of women in local government.Currently, there are more women than ever before in the Legislature.State Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) said women have made a lot of progress, but the work is not done.