Women are strong, women are powerful! Happy IWD!
Updated: Jun 7
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Hey Team, Happy International Women's Day! Today is a global day that celebrates all of women's achievements, whether that's socially, economically or politically, where raising women up and saying, well, bloody done.
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Speaker 1
Today celebrates how far we've come and highlights still how far we have to go. For example, 2.3 billion people all over the world still lack access to basic sanitation services.
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Speaker 2
And a man working full time still earns $25,000 more than a woman working full time. This year, the theme for International Women's Day is embracing equity to achieve equality. So for those of you who don't know what equity is, I'll give you an analogy to explain it. Say there's an apple tree and Taz and I both want to grab an apple off of the tree.
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Speaker 2
Equality is giving us the same size box to stand on so that we can grab an apple off of the tree. But Taz is shorter than me. So with the block that we're given, I'm able to reach the apples. But Taz still can't reach the apples on the tree. Equity is giving Taz a taller block than mine so that we're both able to reach the apples on the tree.
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Speaker 1
So with that in mind, today is all about celebrating the women in your life so go and pat your mum on the back, go and hug your best friend; and let them know they inspire you.
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Speaker 2
We're sending you all love. Have a fantastic week and we'll speak soon. Bye.
Happy International Women’s Day Team!
IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
This doesn't mean those who don’t identify as women should feel excluded.
It’s actually super important to have allies in this space in order for women to advance in society.
Still to this day women face many challenges in the workforce, at home and at schools.
Here are some shocking statistics that will hopefully show you how important it is to support women’s equality not just in Australia but around the world:
“Gender inequality is a major cause and effect of hunger and poverty: it is estimated that 60 percent of chronically hungry people are women and girls”. - Source: WFP Gender Policy and Strategy
“In Cambodia, 48 percent of rural women are illiterate compared to 14 percent of rural men”.
- Source: UN Women
“2.3 billion people globally lack basic sanitation services”
- Source: Modibodi
“Women retire, on average, with roughly 40% less superannuation than men” - Source: Workplace Gender Equality Agency
“Men working full-time earn nearly $25,717 a year more than women working full-time”
- Source: Workplace Gender Equality Agency
“The highest paid men earn at least $160K more than the highest paid women annually”
- Source: Workplace Gender Equality Agency
The theme for IWD this year is ‘Embrace Equity’.
Equity is super important to talk about here since we need to level the playing field first, before we even get close to experiencing equality.
“Equality is the goal, and equity is the means to get there”.
There is still a long way to go until women all over the world are seen as equals and we have the rights/policies in place to match.
Let’s keep pushing for equity in every space we occupy!
I’m confident that in our life-time we will see huge leaps of progress in this space.
Let’s lead the way!