WOMEN´S DAY
Do you celebrate this day?
Do you know somebody who participates in demonstrations in the street?
What is International Women’s Day?
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8. It is a time to honor the achievements of women and to work for positive changes for women and girls. People all over the world are asking for gender equality and protesting against situations where women do not have basic rights and freedoms. International Women’s Day is a chance for everyone to come together to support these important issues.
A bit of History
How did International Women’s Day start?
International Women’s Day began with a protest in New York City in 1908. Fifteen thousand women marched in the streets to demand equal rights and better working conditions. They especially wanted shorter working hours, better pay, and the right to vote.
At the International Conference of Working Women in Denmark in 1910, a woman named Clara Zetkin suggested that there should be an international day for women. Everyone agreed it was a good idea to have the same day every year to take action for women’s rights. The first International Women’s Day was celebrated the next year, in 1911.
VOCABULARY
Equality: The state of being the same, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
Empowerment: The process of becoming stronger and more confident.
Gender: The state of being male or female.
Discrimination: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people.
Patriarchy: A system of society or government in which men hold the power.
Feminism: The equality of the sexes.
Sexism: Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women.
Intersectionality: The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
Activism: The action of using campaigning to bring about social change.
VIDEO
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Script
sit down
look to camera
this is what it looks like to be exceptional to stand out from the crowd to make history but what if women didn’t have to be exceptional
what if they didn’t have to be the first the best or the only woman
what if being a female engineer wasn’t remarkable
what if women and men could compete as equals
I don’t want to make history
I don’t want to be the only woman
I want to be one of many
I knew what I do
"Food for thought"
Why do we still need demonstrations in the street on the 8th March?
Is it fair to have different expectations for men and women in terms of career and family responsibilities?
Is the concept of ‘feminism’ still relevant today, or has it evolved into something different?
