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International Women’s Day, 2021 - A Just COVID-19 Recovery – Not Without Women’s Leadership
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 05 (IPS) - Almost exactly a year ago today, I packed my computer and a couple of necessities in the office in New York, hugged the colleagues, and headed home to what most people thought would be a couple of week’s Covid-19 lockdown. Little did we know.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - International Women’s Day: To Change the World, Women Must Choose to Challenge
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Mar 05 (IPS) - Among the greatest gifts with which I have been blessed were parents who instilled in me a deep-rooted sense of identity, and the unequivocal belief that there was no difference between what a boy and a girl could achieve.
This assurance sustained me while growing up, as the tenth child out of twelve wonderful siblings, and through the numerous times when it was suggested by others that I would never succeed, simply because I was black, poor and female.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Mar 05 (IPS) - International Women’s day 2021 heralds a particularly challenging time for women and girls. The Covid pandemic has battered our world to such an extent that we know that our lives have been irrevocably changed and has rolled back some of the gains we made in the human rights and gender equality field.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Fight Against Pandemic Requires Women at the Highest Leadership in Governments & in the UN
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 05 (IPS) - The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day, March 8.This year’s International Women’s Day theme is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” The theme celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future, including an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - #MarchWithUs: 5 Activists on Dismantling “Gender Lies”
- Inter Press Service
PARIS, Mar 05 (IPS) - Today, despite centuries of activism and mobilisations, women and non-binary people continue to remain disadvantaged in almost every sphere – from “public life” to the “shadow pandemic” of gender-based violence.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8, 2021 AD – What are We Waiting For?
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Mar 05 (IPS) - Every year on March 8, the International Women’s Day is commemorated. What do women think about this famous anniversary, first honored 1911 in European countries? As I cannot speak for other women, I share with you my personal reflections on this special day, bringing in a developmental perspective.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Women’s Leadership Must Drive the Global Recovery from COVID-19
- Inter Press Service
DUBLIN, Mar 05 (IPS) - International Women’s Day is always an occasion to celebrate strong women and an important day in the global calendar to highlight the gender injustices still lingering in every part of the world.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - The World Not Only Needs Women Leaders – It Needs Feminist Leaders
- Inter Press Service
PARIS and REYKJAVIK, Mar 05 (IPS) - International Women's Day pays tribute to the achievements of women worldwide and reminds us what still needs to be done for full gender equality. In 2021, we are taking stock of the many ways in which COVID-19 has disproportionately affected women and girls around the world.
International Women’s Day, 2021 - Removing Barriers to Women’s Leading Role in African Agriculture
- Inter Press Service
IBADAN, Nigeria, Mar 04 (IPS) - Africa’s population will double by 2050 if growth rates continue their trajectory, but the creation of jobs is not keeping pace, with up to five times more young people seeking employment each year as there are new posts to fill. And, on top of this, the COVID pandemic is plunging Africa into its first recession in 25 years.
Vaccine Passports Are Controversial But Their Technology Will Bring Big Benefits to Developing Countries
- Inter Press Service
GENEVA, Mar 04 (IPS) - The United Nations is using the digital government technology behind vaccine passports to help developing countries provide essential services to their vulnerable populations.
After a year of Zoom meetings and with vaccinations slowly rolling out, international travel is making a come-back.
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