International Women’s Day this year will be focusing on ‘Gender Equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’ with the theme of #BreakTheBias.
International days are occasions to educate the general public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity.
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organisation specific.
Imagine a gender equal world.
A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.
A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
A world where difference is valued and celebrated.
Together we can forge women’s equality.
Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.
Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions – all day, every day.
We can break the bias in our communities.
We can break the bias in our workplaces.
We can break the bias in our schools, colleges and universities.
Together, we can all break the bias – on International Women’s Day (IWD) and beyond.
International Women’s Day is powered by the collective efforts of all. Collective action and shared ownership for driving gender parity is what makes International Women’s Day impactful.
On this special day Soroptimists will be celebrating women’s achievement and raising awareness against bias. Also taking action for equality and making a positive difference for women. Some of the activities done by Clubs in 2022 are shown below:
Watch our International Women’s Day Video below, celebrating Soroptimists who worked on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic:
United Nations observance of International Women’s Day 2022
Start date: 08 March 2022 | Start time: 10:00 UTC -05:00
Location: Virtual, UN WebTV
https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/events/2022/02/international-womens-day-2022#event-content
Kathy Warrick
UKPAC Communications Officer