from United Nations website: “Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. […] Unless these rights have Read More …
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International Women in Engineering Day
From the International Women in Engineering UK website: International Women in Engineering Day is celebrating its 8th year in 2021. Brought to you by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES), INWED is an international awareness campaign which raises the profile of women in engineering Read More …
International Girls in ICT Day
On Girls in ICT Day – marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April – the United Nations highlights the need to promote technology career opportunities for girls and women in the world’s fastest growing sector. It is estimated that there Read More …
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the tragic transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Every year March 25th, the International Day of Remembrance of the Read More …
Women’s History Month
Through the centuries, many courageous women have stepped forward to fight inequality and to champion their causes for the benefit of society as a whole. Their work helped to break down barriers to allow future generations of women to pass Read More …
International Women’s Day
from the official website: The UN celebrated its first International Women’s Day in 1975. This day reminds us of the continuing movement to build support for women’s rights and participation in the political, social, cultural and economic arenas. Imagine Read More …