| International Women's Day is on March 8th, 2011. This year marks the centenniel anniversary. | |
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| The global United Nations theme for International
Women's Day 2011 is: Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women |
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| Generally the day has moved away from its socialist Suffragette beginnings to become more mainstream in celebrating women's achievements. Women's rights campaigners, however, continue to remind us that "vigilance rather than complacency is essential in striving for women's equality." | |
| To see a timeline of International Women's
Day: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/about.asp |
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| www.internationalwomensday.com www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd www.who.int/workforcealliance/media/news/2011/iwd2011/en |
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| Local Events today in Montreal | |
-Fem Inernational and Fringues & Cie., a benefit for ethical fashion and to raise funds for women's empowerment locally and globally, goes from 5pm-8pm at the Centre d'histoire de Montréal, 335 Place d'Youville. Tickets cost $35. Call 514-656-6929. -The Society of Women in Engineering and the Concordia University Building Engineering Society will be serving snacks and beverages from 5pm-7pm at the EV Atrium, 1515 Ste. Catherine St. W. -The women's empowerment group MtElle is holding a bring-your-own-wine celebration for "she-roes" at Le Steak Frites St. Paul, 4167 St. Denis St. -Screening of the film Attention Féministes! is at 7pm, NFB Cinema, 1504 St. Denis St. Free, but seating is limited. |
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For a detailed list of International Women's
Day events globally: http://www.internationalwomensday.com/events.asp |
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| A Selection of Books in the Library | |
| A Strange Stirring:
the Feminine Mystique and American Women at the Dawn of the 1960s by Stephanie Coontz |
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Enlightened
Sexism: the Seductive Message that Feminism’s Work is Done |
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| What Women Want:
the Global Marketplace Turns Female Friendly by Paco Underhill |
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| Just Let me Lie
Down: Necessary Terms for the Half-Insane Working Mom by Kristin Van Ogtrop |
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| Chicken Soup for
the Soul: Power Moms: 101 Stories Celebrating the Power of Choice for
Stay-at-Home and Work-from-Home Moms by Jack Canfield |
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| Women, Work, and
the Art of Savoir Faire by Mireille Guiliano |
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| A Woman Among Warlords:
The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan who Dared to Raise her Voice by Malalai Joya |
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| Half the Sky: Turning
Oppression to Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof |
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| The Artist's Mother:
the Greatest Painters pay Tribute to the Women who Rocked their Cradles by Judith Thurman |
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Not Guilty: my
Guide to Working Hard, Raising Kids and Laughing through the Chaos |
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| The Feminine Mistake:
are We Giving Up Too Much? by Leslie Bennetts |
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| The Motherhood Manisfesto:
What America’s Moms want and What to do About it by Joan Blades |
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| Be Happy at Work:
100 Women who Love Their Jobs, and Why by Joanne Gordon |
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| A Vindication of
the Rights of Woman: with Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects by Mary Wollstonecraft |
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| FLUX: Women on Sex,
Work, Kids, Love and Life in a Half-Changed World by Peggy Orenstein |
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