International Women’s Day: History, marches and celebrations

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International Women’s Day 2022: History, marches and celebrations

March 8th is International Women’s Day, which was first officially recognized by the United Nations in 1977. This day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political.

How did it start? Why March 8th? Why do people wear the colour purple? Is there an International Men’s Day? How is this day celebrated? BBC News shares International Women’s Day 2022: History, marches and celebrations.

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International Women’s Day 2022: 8 incredible Canadian women who made history

Although representing half of the population, women all over the world have had to break barriers for a place at the table, even in Canada. Curiocity tells the stories of 8 incredible Canadian women who made history.

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On International Women’s Day 2022 we ask, what if women were to go on strike from unpaid care?

According to the 2016 Census, more than half of employed men did no or less than five hours per week of unpaid domestic work compared with about one-third of employed women. Women also took on more caring responsibilities than men. ABC News shares how one company is using paid parental leave to help dads take on primary care role and breaking down cultural barriers.

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Women Making History Today In The Ukraine War: International Women’s Day 2022

The 2022 International Women’s Day theme is #BreakTheBias. It is about calling out instances of bias against women in the workplace, at school and at home. You can show your support by posting selfies to social media posing with their arms crossed along with the hashtags #BreaktheBias and #IWD2022 according to USA Today.

Even during the war, many women play significant roles in this humanitarian crisis. – women fleeing the violence in Ukraine with their children and families, to those on the front lines, or bringing us their stories on the ground as journalists and to the geopolitical leaders managing the crisis.

Forbes features Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations; Ambassador Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Nations; Kira Rudik, the women of Ukraine’s Parliament, negotiating the geopolitics and taking up arms to defend their country; The women at the refugee centers easing the transition to an unknown country for these traumatized, lost, fearful, and emotionally and physically exhausted Ukrainian refugees; The intrepid women journalists risking their own lives keeping us informed of what’s really happening on the ground, including CNN’s Clarissa Ward, CBS’ Holly Williams, NBC/MSNBC’s Erin McLaughlin, Molly Hunter and Ellison Barber, and more.

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