International Women’s Day: March 8th. This is the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. This year the theme is: “Equal access to education, training, and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women.”
Why dedicate a day exclusively to the celebration of the world's women? In adopting its resolution on the observance of Women's Day, the General Assembly cited two reasons: to recognize the fact that securing peace and social progress and the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms require the active participation, equality and development of women; and to acknowledge the contribution of women to the strengthening of international peace and security.
Click here for a prayer service for International Women's Day.
Click here for details of events at the University of the Incarnate Word:
March 7: Incarnate Word Ministries Touching the World: Claire Strockbine and Margaret Snyder
March 8: 1) Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day at the home of Eleanor Brackenridge (1937-1924) called the "Mother of Women's Suffrage in Texas."
2) The Inspirational Journey of 6 Texas Women + 1 Local Revelation
March 11: Women's Glocal Connection: Building Capacity for Sustainability - a remarkable story of its work with women's groups in Zambia, Tanzania, and Peru to improve their economic and social realities.
ESPAÑOL: Día Internacional de la Mujer: el 8 de marzo
El tema de este año es: "La igualdad de acceso a la educación, la capacitación y la ciencia y la tecnología. Camino a un trabajo decente para las mujeres"
¿Por qué dedicar un día exclusivamente a la celebración de las mujeres del mundo? Al adoptar su resolución sobre la observancia del Día de la Mujer, la Asamblea General citó
dos razones: para reconocer el hecho de que garantizar la paz y el progreso social y el pleno disfrute de los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales requiere la participación activa de la igualdad y el desarrollo de las mujeres, y reconocer la contribución de la mujer al fortalecimiento de la paz y la seguridad internacionales.
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