The P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women, in collaboration with Women’s Network P.E.I. and other community organizations, the P.E.I. government and unions, will launch an annual recognition of International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8.
The theme for 2021 is Choose to Challenge.
The IWD organizing committee brings advocacy and celebration online this year with a podcast series featuring five exceptional women and gender diverse people sharing their perspectives and experiences of choosing to challenge. Each person will be interviewed by another inspiring member of the community. The committee is choosing to celebrate local people who are making the community better by contributing their passion, skills, experiences and choices to advancing gender equality.
All of the podcast recordings will be made available on March 8, International Women's Day, the day to join women and gender diverse people worldwide in calling for global gender equity.
These can be accessed through the P.E.I. Status of Women Facebook page or wherever people get their podcasts.
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Posted by PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women on Tuesday, 2 March 2021
Choosing to Challenge is especially relevant when reflecting on this year of challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the inequalities that the pandemic and responses to it have exposed. Many of the most glaring challenges worldwide have the greatest impact on women, girls and gender diverse people. It is important to continue to challenge for the rights to safety, choice, participation in decision-making and access to substantive equality for everyone, everywhere.
In addition to the podcasts and in keeping with the commitment to participation, the public is invited to participate by submitting a short video clip (maximum 30 seconds) recognizing the IWD theme. These messages will be stitched together into a collective video banner for P.E.I. Cellphone quality, casual videos are welcome. Video greetings should be submitted to [email protected] by Wednesday, March 3.
