Today is International Women’s Day. We hope you’ll take a moment to consider the role that women play in society and the vast injustices that are still carried out against half the planet’s population. We’ve posted here some sites you may find of interest …
To read about the history of International Women’s Day, we suggest you visit this site: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/about.asp Note: due to high traffic on this particular site, it may take a while to open ….
For a great article on women’s entrepreneurship, read this piece: Unleashing Women’s Economic Potential
For an interesting editorial in the U.K.’s Telegraph today, CLICK HERE.
To mark International Women’s Day, UNESCO and the UIS have jointly released the World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education, which includes over 120 maps, charts and tables featuring a wide range of sex-disaggregated indicators. The vivid presentation of information and analysis calls attention to persistent gender disparities and the need for greater focus on girls’ education as a human right. The atlas illustrates the educational pathways of girls and boys and the changes in gender disparities over time. It hones in on the gender impact of critical factors such as national wealth, geographic location, investment in education, and fields of study.
The United Nations’ web site section on the Global Issues on Women is: HERE