Marcu
      8,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      International
      Women's
      Day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stacey
      Murray
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      international
     
     
      Women’s
      Day
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2006
     
    
   
   
    
     
      www.
      internationalwomensday.com
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      International
      Women’s
      Day,
      celebrated
     
     
      annually
      on
      March
      8,
      was
      first
      held
      in
     
     
      Europe
      in
      1911,
      and
      has
      been
      a
      day
     
     
      that
      marked
      the
      achievements
      and
     
     
      advancement
      of
      women
      globally.
     
    

    
     
      International
      Women’s
      Day
      is
     
     
      celebrated
      around
      the
      world
      in
      many
     
     
      different
      ways.
      In
      Russia
      it
      is
     
     
      considered
      a
      national
      holiday
      where
     
     
      men
      give
      presents
      to
      women
      for
      their
     
     
      contribution
      to
      society.
      In
      Europe,
     
     
      Australia
      and
      North
      America,
      the
      day
     
     
      is
      marked
      with
      charity
      events,
      rallies,
     
     
      and
      seminars
      that
      both
      celebrate
      the
     
     
      achievements
      of
      women
      and
      raise
      the
     
     
      awareness
      of
      the
      inequalities
      and
     
     
      oppression
      that
      many
      women
      still
      face
     
     
      internationally.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      estimated
      that
      1
      in
      every
      3
     
     
      women
      will
      suffer
      from
      some
      sort
      of
     
     
      violence
      in
      her
      lifetime.
      This
      can
     
     
      include
      domestic
      violence,
      mutilation,
     
     
      rape,
      and
      the
      trafficking
      of
      women
      for
     
     
      sex.
      These
      are
      some
      of
      many
      issues
     
     
      that
      the
      United
      Nations
      Development
     
     
      Fund
      for
      women
      (UNIFEM)
      tries
      to
     
     
      resolve.
      Women
      around
      the
      world
      also
     
     
      face
      problems
      surrounding
      economic
     
     
      inequality.
     
    

    
     
      Many
      other
      organizations
     
     
      around
      the
      world
      try
      to
      improve
      the
     
     
      conditions
      of
      women.
      The
      Global
     
     
      Fund
      for
      Women,
      and
      The
      Women’s
     
     
      Global
      Health
      Imperative
      are
      just
      a
     
     
      couple
      of
      the
      thousands
      of
     
     
      organizations
      devoted
      to
      the
     
     
      advancement
      of
      the
      health
      and
     
     
      liberties
      of
      women,
      primarily
      through
     
     
      training
      and
      educational
      programs.
     
    

    
     
      These
      organizations
      are
      funded
     
     
      mainly
      by
      donations
      from
      people,
     
     
      while
      governments
      fund
      a
      small
     
     
      amount
      in
      some
      cases.
     
    

    
     
      In
      PEI,
      many
      women’s
      groups
     
     
      are
      trying
      to
      create
      a
      gender
      balance
     
     
      and
      raise
      awareness
      of
      health
      and
     
     
      wellness
      issues
      on
      a
      more
      local
      level.
     
     
      Some
      of
      these
      groups
      include
      The
     
     
      International
      Women’s
      Association
      of
     
     
      PEI,
      Women’s
      Network
      PEI,
      and
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Women’s
      Centre.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Leah
      MacLeod,
      the
      Project
     
     
      Director
      to
      Address
      Economic
     
     
      Equality
      of
      women
      at
      Women’s
     
     
      Network
      PEI
      said
      that
      the
      day
      is
     
     
      important
      because
      “It
      recognizes
      the
     
     
      essential
      contributions
      of
      women
      in
     
     
      our
      society.
      They’ve
      been
      devalued
      for
     
     
      so
      many
      years
      and
      giving
      a
      day
      back
      is
     
     
      good.”
     
    

    
     
      When
      speaking
      of
      the
      problems
     
     
      women
      in
      PEI
      face,
      she
      cited
      many
     
     
      economic
      barriers.
      “Women
      generally
     
     
      have
      dual
      responsibilities
      as
      caregivers
     
     
      and
      wage
      earners.
      They
      work
      in
      low
     
     
      income
      and
      seasonal
      positions
     
     
      generally
      as
      a
      result.”
      This
      also
      hinders
     
     
      their
      ability
      to
      receive
      maternity
      leave
     
     
      later
      on,
      MacLeod
      said.
      “They’re
     
     
      ineligible
      because
      they
      don’t
      work
     
     
      enough
      hours.”
     
    

    
     
      The.
      Women’s
      —
      Studies
     
     
      Department
      at
      UPEI
      has
      not
      planned
     
     
      any
      events
      specifically
      for
      the
      day,
      but
     
     
      Ann
      Braithwaite,
      coordinator
      of
     
     
      Women’s
      Studies,
      says
      it’s
      important
     
     
      because
      “the
      day
      helps
      us
      draw
     
     
      attention
      to
      the
      ways
      of
      which
     
     
      invisibility
      [of
      women]
      goes
      on.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      Women’s
      Department
      has
     
     
      been
      offering
      public
      talks
      all
      semester
     
     
      long
      to
      raise
      awareness
      of
      women’s
     
     
      issues.
      The
      next
      talk,
      titled
      “the
      ‘other
     
     
      girls’:
      exoticizing
      and
      pathologizing
     
     
      difference(s)”
      is
      being
      offered
      by
      Dr.
      Jean
     
     
      Mitchell
      on
      Friday,
      March
      10,
      at
     
     
      2:00pm
      in
      Main
      220.
      Everyone
      is
     
     
      invited
      to
      attend.
     
    

    
     
      Events
      specifically
      for
     
     
      International
      Women’s
      Day
      are
      taking
     
     
      place
      all
      around
      PEI
      during
      the
      next
     
     
      few
      days.
      Several
      women’s
      groups
     
     
      have
      put
      together
      a
      Pamper
      and
      Play
     
     
      this
      Saturday
      at
      St.
      Peter’s
      Hall
      in
     
     
      Charlottetown.
      The
      event
      takes
      place
     
     
      from
      2-5,
      and
      admission
      is
      5$.
      All
     
     
      women
      ate
      welcome
      for
      snacks
      and
     
     
      pampering.
     
    

    
     
      Want
      to
      celebrate
      the
      day
      in
      a
     
     
      smaller
      way?
      Start
      by
      congratulating
     
     
      the
      women
      around
      you.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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