Social Justice
International Women’s Day #EachForEqual
An equal world is an enabled world. Celebrate women’s achievement. Raise awareness against bias. Take action for equality. Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day. We can actively choose to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, broaden perceptions, improve situations and celebrate women's achievements. Equality is not a women’s issue, it’s a business issue. Gender equality is essential for economies and communities to thrive. The race is on for the gender equal boardroom, a gender equal government, gender equal media coverage, gender equal workplaces, gender equal sports coverage, more gender equality in health and wealth. Collectively, each one of us can help create a gender equal world. The International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 campaign theme is drawn from a notion of ‘Collective Individualism.’ We are all parts of a whole. Our individual actions, conversations, behaviours and mindsets can have an impact on our larger society. Collectively, we can make change happen. Collectively, we can each help to create a gender equal world. 28
International Women’s Day, acknowledged worldwide on 8 March, is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women - while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender equality. The first International Women’s Day occurred in 1911, supported by over one million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organisation specific. Gloria Steinem, world-renowned feminist, journalist and activist once explained, “the story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights.” Source: www.internationalwomensday.com/ Above: Millicent Walker, Social Justice Councillor, stands with the Year 12 cohort on International Women’s Day to proclaim Each for Equal.