How will you #BeBoldForChange?
The disparity between male and female salaries has been long documented and debated in all walks of life and gender still plays far too much of a role in workplaces of the 21st century. From attaching gender to job titles like male nurse and Police woman to the assumption that only women need to take time away from the workplace after the birth of a child and all the daily inequalities faced by working people throughout the world.
The World Economic Forum predicts the gender gap won’t close entirely until 2186. This is too long to wait. Around the world, IWD can be an important catalyst and vehicle for driving greater change for women and moving closer to gender parity.
Each one of us – with women, men and non-binary people joining forces – can be a leader within our own spheres of influence by taking bold pragmatic action to accelerate gender parity. Through purposeful collaboration, we can help women advance and unleash the limitless potential offered to economies the world over.
Social Media Campaigns
Download and print any one or all four of the #BeBoldForChange selfie signs from www.internationalwomensday.com, take, post and share a selfie on whichever social media platform(s) you use
Take up one of the 5 #BeBoldForChange pledges?
For International Women’s Day 2017, we’re asking you to #BeBoldForChange – here are the pledges and a few ideas of ways to achieve the pledges.
- I’ll challenge bias and inequality
- Query same sex discussion panels
- Challenge exclusive language
- Do not except stereotypes
- Redefine the status quo
- I’ll campaign against violence
- Challenge those who justify the actions and blame victims
- Donate to groups fighting abuse
- Be vigilant and report violence
- Abstain from all violence, physical or otherwise
- I’ll forge women’s advancement
- Decide to buy from companies that openly support women
- Take a female colleague to major meetings or events
- Mentor a female colleague
- Invite women into situations they are usually excluded
- I’ll celebrate women’s achievements
- Hail the success of women leaders
- Reinforce and support women’s triumphs
- Applaud social, economic, and cultural women role models
- Raise women’s visiability as spokespeople for teams or business
- I’ll champion women’s education
- Value the diversity for greater educational outcomes
- Encourage female colleagues into accessing education other than training
- Learn a new skill that would traditional be considered for another gender
- Learn something new about another gender in the workplace
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