This year’s International Women’s Day is focusing on the need to ‘Accelerate Action‘ toward taking swift steps to achieve gender equality.
According to statistics by the World Economic Forum, at the current rate of progress, it will take until 2158, which is roughly five generations from now, to reach full gender parity.
The ‘Accelerate Action’ theme this year calls for “… increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women face, both in personal and professional spheres”.
Many impactful groups across the world are delivering critical work that assist women and girls. From grassroots groups to large-scale bodies, philanthropic entities are working tirelessly to support and advance women and girls.
Among the effective strategies, resources, and activity that help Accelerate Action in many areas including:
- forging women’s economic empowerment
- recruiting, retaining and developing diverse talent
- supporting women and girls into leadership, decision-making, business and STEM
- designing and building infrastructure meeting the needs of women and girls
- helping women and girls make informed decisions about their health
- involving women and girls in sustainable agriculture and food security
- providing women and girls with access to quality education and training
- elevating women and girl’s participation and achievement in sport
- promoting creative and artistic talent of women and girls
- addressing further areas supporting the advancement of women and girls
“Accelerate Action” is a call for urgency, inclusion, and transformative change. It signals that equality cannot wait, and that all sectors of society must work together to quicken the pace of progress for women’s rights and empowerment.
Several events celebrating International Women’s Day were held throughout Bruce County, including Chelsey, Kincardine and Saugeen Shores.
