Events

TODAY - International Women’s Day (IWD), held on March 8, is a global day that celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, and marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality.

❤️ Imagine a gender equal world.
💚 A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.
💜 A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
💛 A world where difference is valued and celebrated.
🧡 Together we can forge women's equality.
💙 Collectively we can all embrace equity and equality.

There are as many ways of being a woman as there are women in the world. Let’s celebrate all women in all their forms.

#IWD #women #gender #lgbt

TODAY - International Women’s Day (IWD), held on March 8, is a global day that celebrates the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, and marks a call to action for accelerating gender equality.

❤️ Imagine a gender equal world.
💚 A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination.
💜 A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
💛 A world where difference is valued and celebrated.
🧡 Together we can forge women's equality.
💙 Collectively we can all #EmbraceEquity.

There are as many ways of being a woman as there are women in the world. Let’s celebrate all women in all their forms.

#IWD23 #women #gender #lgbt

International Day of Women Judges holds every March 10 to recognise the contributions of women judges worldwide and is part of global effort to ensuring gender equality and to address gender-related judicial integrity issues. It aims to incorporate women’s representation issues into judicial systems.

Women’s representation in the judiciary is key to ensuring that courts represent their citizens, address their concerns and hand down sound judgments. By their intelligent and presence, women judges enhance the legitimacy of courts, sending a powerful signal that they are open and accessible to those who seek recourse to justice.

By marking the day, Pride in Law reaffirms our commitment for the advancement of women in judicial justice systems and institutions at the leadership, managerial and other levels.

#law #gender #women #court #judge

TODAY - Each year, on 21 March, Pride in Law observes the ‘International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’.

On this day, in 1960, the police in Sharpeville (South Africa) opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid "pass laws".

In 1979, the UN General Assembly adopted a programme of activities to be undertaken during the second half of the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. On that occasion, the General Assembly decided that a week of solidarity with the peoples struggling against racism and racial discrimination, beginning on 21 March, would be organised annually around the world.

Since then, the apartheid system in South Africa has been dismantled. Racist laws and practices have been abolished in many countries, and we have built an international framework for fighting racism, guided by the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The Convention is now nearing universal ratification, yet still, in all regions, too many individuals, communities and societies suffer from the injustice and stigma that racism brings.

While International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is sometimes known as 'Harmony Day', particularly in Australia, terms such as “harmony” can hide the true meaning of this day. We must collectively acknowledge our journey by observing our structural and systemic racism. When we acknowledge racism, we start to build a society that is truly fair and equal.

SOURCES:
1) https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-day
2) https://humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/document/publication/fact_sheet_-_international_day_for_the_elimination_of_racial_discrimination_1.pdf

#racism #unitednations #IDERD #harmonyweek #diversity #inclusion