#EmbracingEquity
Have you ever wondered why we celebrate ‘International Women’s Day’ every year? One such google search a few years ago led me to this —> Labour activist Theresa Malkiel is credited to have begun a movement in New York in 1909, yet it was only in 1975 that the UN began celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD). Starting 1977, the UN General Assembly declared March 8 as ‘International Women’s Day’ in support of women’s rights and global peace, and since then has commemorated the day by establishing a theme each year. The IWD 2023 theme is #EmbraceEquity . It seeks to get the world talking about why equal opportunities are no longer enough - and can in fact be exclusionary, rather than inclusive. While many of us use the words ‘Equality’ and ‘Equity’ inter-changeably, Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities, whereas Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and