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International Woman's Day 2021

International Women’s Day on the  8th  March, is a day for us to join voices with people around the world and shout our message for equal rights loud and clear: “Women’s rights are human rights!”

We celebrate all women, in all their diversities. We celebrate those who came before us, those who stand beside us now, and those who will come after.  It’s a time to celebrate the achievements of women, whether social, political, economic or cultural. 

IWD 2021 campaign theme: #ChooseToChallenge

A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day.

We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality.  We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements. Collectively, we can all help create an inclusive world.

From challenge comes change, so let's all choose to challenge.

On International Women’s Day we remember that as long as one woman faces discrimination, harassment, inequality or oppression, we all do.

Because sometimes we need to remember we’re not alone.

Between personal experience and public headlines it can feel like we’re not getting any closer to gender equality, or that it’s too overwhelming and exhausting to keep challenging social norms. Maybe we’re just tired of fighting the same fight.   

IWD is a great way to get re-inspired or re-energised, or to remind ourselves there are millions of women out there standing with us, and we’re all facing – and winning – the same battles.

Some startling numbers

• 87,000 women are killed every year just because they are women. Of those, 50,000 are killed by their male partners or family members – and those are only the deaths we know about.
• 111 countries have no repercussions for husbands who rape their wife.
• 2.7 billion women are legally restricted from having the same choice of jobs as men.
• 14% is the size of Australia’s gender pay gap.
• 45 countries do not have specific laws against domestic violence.
• 35% of women globally have experienced sexual or physical violence.

What do purple & green have to do with International Women’s Day?

The Women’s Social and Political Union in the UK started using purple and green, to denote justice and dignity, and now purple it is used to represent women. 

On International Women’s Day purple combined with green represents the feminist movement.

Attend our School Event.

This year, Woori Yallock Primary School will be hosting our own International Women’s Day Event on Tuesday March 9th at 9am. Come along and enjoy a morning tea together.  Wear something purple if you can.

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, EVERYBODY!

State School’s Relief Glasses Program

If you are on a health care card or facing financial hardship and your child needs glasses, State School’s Relief are able to provide you with a voucher that can be used to get one pair of free glasses.

Please come and see either Andre or Veronica for assistance or to check eligibility.