Women's Studies Program

Department of Literature and Language

International Women's Day 2019

 

Students in WMST 2010: Women in Global Perspective

Celebrate  International Women's Day

International Women's Day  began among socialist groups, and then socialist countries, in the first two decades of the 20th century, with March 8 becoming the recognized date. It was not until 1975 that the United Nations proclaimed it as an international celebration. Some countries treat it as a national holiday, and others ignore it. We don't think it should be ignored!

Students in the Spring 2019 section of Women in Global Perspective (WMST 2020-901) each researched a nongovernmental organization or institution that focuses on women, then prepared eye-catching pages that summarize the organization's activities. The range of issues covered is impressive:  these NGOs promote health and education; they seek to remedy poverty and violence; they address issues of justice and freedom, war and peace. We think they show how active women are, world-wide, in bringing improvements in their own lives, their communities, and the world.

The theme of IWD in 2019 is #BalanceforBetter. In other words, a world with better gender-balance—balance in business, government, media, employment, wealth–will be a better world. The campaign runs all year long. Check it out: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/Theme 

Check out Spring 2019 student projects!

 

 

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