Celebrating International Women's Rights Day
This 8 March is International Women's Rights Day. This is an opportunity for Service Innovation Group to remind us of its commitment to professional equality. Reducing inequalities between women and men is a major concern for us, as evidenced by the very good score of 99/100 obtained for our The latest index of professional equality published on 1 March 2022.
International Women's Rights Day is not Women's Day...
This day is the occasion for demonstrations throughout the world. It's not about giving them roses (although that is a nice touch!). Sometimes wrongly called "Women's Day", this day highlights gender inequalities, denounces everyday sexism and celebrates feminist struggles. Its main objectives are to fight against discrimination, inequality and violence experienced by women. Far from being a commercial event, International Women's Rights Day has become a key date in the international calendar. It is a time for reflection, action and the search for solutions to improve the condition of every woman, while highlighting the progress made.
The UN's 2022 theme for the day
The United Nations sets a different theme each year. This year's theme is "Equality Today for a Sustainable Future. This topic highlights the contribution of women and girls around the world who are leading the charge on climate change adaptation, response and mitigation. Simply put, the goal is to advance gender equality in the context of the climate crisis.
We invite you to visit the UN website dedicated to this day: https://www.unwomen.org/fr/nouvelles/annonce/2021/12/journee-internationale-des-femmes-2022-legalite-aujourdhui-pour-un-avenir-durable
A short retrospective
Can you think of key events that have been major victories for women's rights in recent decades?
To check this, we invite you to take our quiz below on the events that have marked the history of this struggle (before 2005).
Let us not forget that even today, all over the world, women are victims of violence Forced marriages, use of rape as a weapon of war, mutilation, ban on going to school... (See Amesty International focus: https://www.amnesty.fr/focus/droit-des-femmes)
Women's struggle has made progress, but we still have a long way to go!
