I hear so many women say I am
just…a housewife, just a salesperson, I have not done anything out of the ordinary.
Women are amazing, fabulous, unique creatures!
Do you as a woman recognise
and acknowledge yourself?
Do you realise your worth?
International
Women’s day - My thoughts are roaming to women all over the world this
morning. Do we realise how lucky we are
to live in Australia
with all it has to offer? I am so grateful for the life I lead…are you? Have
you expressed that gratitude recently? Maybe the today is the day……
A page from
Women’s Interests Western Australia sums
it up International Women’s day succinctly” International Women’s Day is traditionally a day women of the world unite to
celebrate achievements and protest injustices. It is celebrated globally each year and provides an opportunity
for the community to recognise the achievements of women and to highlight their
economic, political and social contributions. It is also a day to reflect
on the work that is still to be done to achieve equality for women. Since
1977, this annual event has been observed on 8 March.
The origins of International Women’s Day stretch back
to the early twentieth century and the activities
of labour movements in North America and across Europe.
In 1911, more than one million women and men attended rallies for what is
recognised as the first International Women’s Day. In addition to the right to
vote and hold public office, they demanded women’s right to work and an end to
discrimination.
The first International Women’s Day rally in Australia took
place in the Sydney Domain on 25 March 1928. Women demonstrated to demand
equal pay for equal work, an eight hour day for shop girls, no piece work, and
a basic wage for the unemployed and annual holidays on full pay.
What sparked my interest
this particular morning? Well…I recently came across a site called
‘Journeywoman’ The premier Travel Resource for Women.
The post is titled A
Tapestry of Images to celebrate International Women’s Day 2013. Isn’t a
tapestry of images a fabulous title? I invite you to take a peek and I am sure you will enjoy it as I did.
It also got me thinking a
few years back I was involved in a Trust Bank for women in villages in Bali. I have the article that was published somewhere…and
guess what…it is NOT to be found this morning…the ‘article thief’ has struck
again…
Under the umbrella of
Opportunity international, who by the way have a wonderful coffee table about women
titled ‘Ordinary Women Extraordinary Lives’, another great title…oops now where
was I… oohhh yes…the trust bank!
Yes, under Opportunity International
a local charity Dinari was providing loans to women in villages in Bali. They have a 96% success rate on loan repayments.
How good is that? The delight as I was privileged to see some results brought
tears to me eyes…
Which brings me back to how
lucky are we…to live in Australia!
Extraordinary Women
Extraordinary Lives…do we realise our worth?
we can all make a difference…what
is your choice? I would love to hear.
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