International Women’s Day—Tuesday, March 8, 2022—is a unifying global phenomenon marking the achievements of women across multiple time zones, languages, and cultures. This year’s theme, #BreaktheBias, is symbolized by a crossing of the wrists. Men and women are encouraged to “Cross your arms to show solidarity,” in photos recognizing the day.
The call to action to recognize women’s equality and gender parity has been celebrated for more than 100 years, with the first gathering in 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, drawing the support of more than one million people. It has grown exponentially since then.
What is also notable is that IWD doesn’t belong to a specific country or organization. Rather, “the story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist, nor to any one organization, but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights,” says renowned U.S. activist Gloria Steinem.
All members of the Northeastern community are encouraged to participate in the following virtual and in-person events throughout the month.
Women Who Empower Africa
Northeastern’s Africa Global Initiative and the Center for Emerging Markets will host the next chapter in the Women Who Empower Africa speaker series. The keynote speaker is Rania Belkahia, who co-founded and led Afrimarket, an e-commerce platform for French-speaking West Africa. She will be interviewed by Young Global Leader Bassel Jounblat, who graduated from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business in 2017 with a finance degree.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 from 10-11 a.m. EST.
Achieving Excellence in Public Health by Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
Innovators in Health Equity and Racial Justice webinar series by the Bouvé College of Health Sciences will host Dr. Thea James virtually as part of this ongoing series. Dr. James is associate professor of emergency medicine at Boston Medical Center and president of Boston Medical and Dental Staff.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 4 p.m. EST.
#MeToo attorney Debra Katz
#MeToo attorney Debra Katz, who is currently representing one of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s female accusers, delivers remarks to Northeastern’s Women’s Law Caucus.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 10 a.m. EST.
Location: School of Law, Library Sunroom, 1st floor
Read more on News@Northeastern.
Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University.
