7. The IWD website has a charity of choice
In 2001, www.internationalwomensday.com was
launched. The website is funded by corporations
driving change for equality and, in turn, donates
funds to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS) and Catalyst Inc.
8. In some countries IWD is an official holiday
Hats off to Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China*, Cuba, Georgia,
Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Madagascar*, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro,
Nepal*, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia. Each of
these countries recognises International Women’s
Day as a day to honour mothers, wives, girlfriends
and colleagues. A chance for men to pay tribute to
the wonderful women in their lives.
* For women only
9. Penguin Random House is a collaborator with
IWD
Education is a key to change and reading is key
to education. As a collaborator with IWD, Penguin
Random House curated the following lists to help
tell the stories of ‘women who changed the world –
women who stood up, spoke out, struggled through
and soared”. There’s also a children’s list – because
it’s never too young for them to learn.
• IWD Classroom Reading List (ages 5-15)
•46 Books About Women Who Changed the World
10. Knowing it’s a day isn’t enough.
As Real Entrepreneur Mums, we are surrounded by
women who empower us, support us and give us the
strength to keep going when we feel like giving up.
We have the ability to go after our dreams and work
hard to make them happen. It’s important we don’t
just use International Women’s Day as a social media
marketing tool each year. We need to know and
remember those that have gone before us. The ones
that stood firm in their beliefs and fought for change
so that we can be the successful women we are. And
we need to continue to push for change. We need to
make sure that we too, are securing the wellbeing of
women in the future.
“
It’s the ultimate pay it forward.
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