In celebration of International Women’s Day, last night I had the pleasure of attending a sold-out screening of A Powerful Noise. This acclaimed documentary takes you inside the lives of three women — Hanh, an HIV-positive widow in Vietnam; Nada, a survivor of the Bosnian war; and Jacqueline (“Madame Urbain”), who works to empower girls [...]
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International Women’s Day
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged CARE, Global, GROWTH Act, International Women's Day, March 8, One Shared World on March 7, 2008, | 2 Comments »
The event we now call International Women’s Day began 95 years ago, a day promoting women’s rights and peace on a global level. Some great websites detail the turbulent times that gave birth to this movement and describe its history since then. Type “International Women’s Day” into any online search engine for a good read. [...]
A Woman of History
Posted in Sex Discrimination, The AAUW Community, tagged inspiring women, International Women's Day, Jane Austen, Women's History Month on March 1, 2008, | 3 Comments »
There is a wonderful conversation in Jane Austen’s Persuasion, between Anne Elliot and Captain Benwick. He remarks, “I don’t think I ever opened a book in my life which had not something to say upon woman’s inconstancy. Songs and proverbs, all talk of woman’s fickleness. But perhaps you will say, these were all written by [...]
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