I have a ton of deadlines so I’ll repost this from 2019 as it I still relevant.
A short and sweet post.
Why IWD? IWD isn’t just about #bossbabe and #gogirl. Women still don’t have equal pay. We are still responsible for the majority of domestic chores. We are judged on whether we have children or if we don’t. We are still the large majority of victims of domestic and sexual violence. And that’s just the icing on the cake – International Women’s Day is still relevant and still needed.
Do something positive. Like, lend to a woman who can make a difference in her community but can’t get access to the funding she needs. I make micro-loans via Kiva.
When it international men’s day. Because it comes up every year, international men’s day is the 19th of November.
Give me some praise for not making a snarky comment regarding IMD. Also, see Richard Herring handle the men who continually wonder when men’s day is (aka every bloody day!)
Read up on some interesting women. Bessie Coleman / Joan Beauchamp Procter / Elizabeth Cowell / Hedy Lamarr / Noor Inayat Khan / Baroness Trumpington / Edith Summerskill / Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Be kind. Online and in real life.