08 March 2019
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY traces back to the 1900s, rising from the labour movements in North America and Europe, signaling a growing movement for women to participate equally in society. The United Nations recognized 1975 as International Women's Year and began celebrating International Women's Day on March 8, later adopting a resolution designating March 8 as International Women's Day.
It is an opportunity to celebrate the progress made to achieve gender equality and women's empowerment and to reflect on the improvements made and strive for momentum towards gender equality worldwide. It is a day to recognize the extraordinary acts of women and to stand together, as a united force, to advance gender equality around the world.
This year's theme for calls for action, to harness the power of technology to create a more equal world. Innovation and technology represent opportunities, but trends show a growing gender digital divide and women are under-represented in the field of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and design (STEM). It is a barrier to developing and influencing gender-responsive innovations and achieve transformative gains. It is imperative to remove the barriers facing women in STEM, so new ideas and solutions will be unleashed that will transform our society and strengthen our economy.
PIPSC invites members to celebrate, recognize and acknowledge the achievements of women in their life!
#IWD2019 #WomensDay #InnovateForChange #BalanceforBetter #WIKI4WOMEN
Status of Women Canada
https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/commemoration/iwd-jif/theme-en.html
United Nations - International Women’s Day
http://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/index.shtml
UNESCO - Priority Gender Equality
https://en.unesco.org/genderequality
PIPSC 2019 Human Rights and Diversity Committee
Email chrd-cdpd@pipsc.ca