March 8th is International Woman’s Day

In 1911 International Women’s Day is sponsored worldwide by the United Nations. Women socialists and trade unions held an earlier Women’s Day on the last Sunday in February, 1908. The focus is upon women workers, and advancing women’s rights in the workforce, politics and society. In 1980 President Jimmy Carter (US), encouraged by the National Woman’s History Project (NWHP), devoted the entire second week of March in the U.S. to spotlighting women’s achievements.

The United Nations and many organizations and companies host conferences during this time to further promote and address women’s issues and rights. The theme for the 2010 International Woman’s Day is “Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All.”

In the article: Five Ways to Celebrate International Woman’s Day, the writers of Hello Ladies share these 5 ways to celebrate International Woman’s Day:
1. Support equal pay.
2. Support a woman candidate.
3. Support healthcare reform.
4. Help support reproductive rights for women worldwide.
5. Support Yourself. Each of the five tips goes into detail about what we can do.

Read more at: Hello Ladies.

 Watch this Video About International Women’s Day by GirlsMakingMedia.com Lani made this video for the 100th celebration of International Women’s Day 2010. Girls Making Media is funded by WomanKraft Art Center, Earth Web Media, and the American Association of University Women

You can visit us at www.girlsmakingmedia.com

This video entitled: International Women’s Day (8 March 2010) – Message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon tells a compelling story of equality. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye8iGQ1d9Cg

Other notable events on March 8th:

 Girls Write Now Day. See www.girlswritenow.org

1936 For the first time ever, car racing was done in Daytona. Organized specifically for stock car racing participants, this was considered an early start of the Daytona 500.

1972 First flight of the Goodyear blimp

1950 B R Walters becomes the firts woman medical officer assigned to a naval vessel

1946 1st helicopter licensed for commercial use in New York City

1945 Phyllis M. Daley is the first black nurse sworn-in as U.S. Navy ensign

1910 Baroness Raymonde de Laroche of Paris becomes the first licensed female pilot

What could your company do on International Woman’s Day? In addition to supporting local, national and international initiatives, you could have a Day of the Woman Celebration in your business and or your community inviting women’s groups to come together in unity to create an event to remember.

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