nized and celebrated as possible. Each year they create a theme to help with the movement of gender equality. The website also focuses on a global campaign as a by Sopha Liu, 804 call to action for gender equality; the organizers also donate a sigMarch 8th marks International nificant amount of money to feWomen’s Day. It is a day to celebrate and recognize all of the phe- male-focused charities. nomenal accomplishments and International Women’s Day 2022’s achievements made by women theme is to “#BreakTheBias”. throughout history. IWD (International Women’s Day) also There is a lot of bias in the world whether we admit it or not. Even focuses on raising awareness about women’s equality and fund- though a lot of the time it is subtle, bias makes it more difficult for raising for female-focused charia woman to advance in the world. ties. The bias in workplaces is especially awful. There are eighty-six women The Middle School recognized promoted for everyone hundred IWD by giving us the option to wear purple accessories and cloth- men. Discrimination against women in a workplace can be so signifiing. Purple, green and white are cant that there is a social term the colours that symbolize IWD. Purple signifies justice and dignity about it called the “glass ceiling”. The glass ceiling is a metaphor for while green symbolizes hope. how a woman can work as hard as or harder than anyone, but as she The first International Women’s Day was held in 1911. The celebra- climbs the ladder to success, she tion was first made known in Den- is only able to see the promotion; she is not actually able to get it. mark, Switzerland, Austria and
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Germany on March 19th. Over one million men and women attended IWD rallies to demand rights for women, including the right to vote and work. Just before WWI, Russian women celebrated their first IWD on February 23rd, 1913. After some discussions, it was agreed that IWD would take place annually on March 8th. In 1975, IWD was celebrated for the first time by the United Nations. By the start of the 21st century, there was still very little acknowledgement of this day. In 2001, internationalwomensday.com was launched to make IWD as recog-
Just imagine a world where all genders are equal; there are no biases within your workplace or school. That is aspiration for the future. If you want to help break the bias, cross your arms and strike the “#BreakTheBias” pose.
Gender equality is a global issue. Although this will not be solved purely on the acts of International Women’s Day, it is certainly a step in the right direction for a gender equal world. Mr. McGall strikes the #BreakTheBias pose
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Important Dates in March and April March 8: International Women’s Day March 14: Commonwealth Day March 17: St. Patrick’s Day March 21: International Racial Discrimination Awareness Day
March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility
April 9: Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
April 14: International Day of Pink— Diversity and Inclusion of LGBTQ2S+
April 15-18: Easter Long Weekend April 19-22: Earth Week @HSC @theHelm ~ page 3
