On the 8th of March, the world at large will be celebrating International Womens Day. It has been celebrated every year since 1911 and each year gains more support and strength. For a fair few number of years now, the United Nations has held an annual IWD conference to coordinate international efforts for women's rights and participation in social, political and economic processes. Women everywhere SHOULD be equal.
Because if we aren’t equal everywhere, we aren’t equal anywhere.
It's time to shine a spotlight on the struggles women are facing today in the developing world and to build solidarity to tackle the urgent challenges ahead. We must work towards a world where women and men, girls and boys have equally good chances in life, free from want and free from fear. Where everyone is equal.
This year I am teaming up with ActionAid UK to Get Lippy by sending a message of support to women in developing countries who will be speaking up for their rights on the 8th of March. I'm hoping that you'll all Get Lippy with me.
If you want to know more about IWD, you can visit www.internationalwomensday.com
If you want to know more about ActionAid UK's Get Lippy campaign you can visit www.actionaid.org.uk
I'll be featuring a few blog posts between February 21st and February 28th and on IWD, March 8th, I'll be posting also.
You can also follow the Get Lippy Campaign on Twitter by using the hashtag #GetLippy
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