Gender equality and women empowerment are crucial in building the future that we want – a just, inclusive, and sustainable future. Our actions today will determine if we will achieve this future.
Today, as we celebrate the International Women’s Day, we call on not just the governments of these countries but all governments to make true of this promise. We urge each and every person to embrace equity and accelerate efforts towards gender equality.
The celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8 began during the International Women’s Year in 1975.[1] More than four decades later, we commemorate the International Women’s Day at the onset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This presents a unique opportunity; the World Economic Forum puts it this way: “the Fourth Industrial Revolution could smash… Continue reading Women’s Place in the (Fourth Industrial) Revolution
In 2017, three words were uttered on the floor of the United States Senate that resonated with all the women of the world – NEVERTHELESS. SHE. PERSISTED. When United States Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConell said “Nevertheless, she persisted” to silence Senator Elizabeth Warren, he could not have known the effect it would have. He… Continue reading She Still Persists
Today is exactly a month after the celebration of the 2014 International Women’s Day. Approximately 19 years ago, on September 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China identified eleven areas of concern that need to be addressed for the “full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of all women [which]… Continue reading Women: Education, Violence, and Power
Every Eighth of the Third Month of the Year The celebration of the International Women’s Day traces its roots back to the militant actions of women as a response to their dire situations during the industrial revolution. Every March 8 of the year, women’s economic, political, and social achievements are commemorated. Every eighth of the third… Continue reading Time for Action: Break the Chain
“One day, she will tell you that she has had enough.” ~ Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (Face Down) TODAY is the day “SHE will TELL you that she has had ENOUGH“. Today, November 25, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW). In the Philippines, IDEVAW is the beginning of an 18-day… Continue reading Enough, Speak Up: The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Way back in 2005 – I was a second year high school student and a member of the Supreme Student Government then, I attended a seminar held at Sikatuna Beach Hotel. The participants of the seminar, that Plan International (Occidental Mindoro) sponsored, came from all over the SaMaRiCa area of Occidental Mindoro – that is:… Continue reading Lessons Learned by a Youth Peer Educator and A Twist in Her Story
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