International Women's Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.
Happy IWD. Bronwyn Croghan, Women's Officer
“Women Leading and Achieving: A Celebration of Women’s Experience, Knowledge and Skills."
There is some information about the origin etc. of IWD on our website. For teachers and students interested in researching Women's Rights, there are plenty of tried and tested activities and ideas to follow. There is some information about the origin etc. of IWD on our website that might be useful Some of the activities that schools have used.
Some information on the women’s colours and when women got the vote. The women's colours are: Green White and Violet and stand for Give Women the Vote. Suffragettes used to wear the colours to signal their activism around the issue when it was illegal to be involved.
International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with men. In ancient Greece, Lysistrata initiated a sexual strike against men in order to end war; during the French Revolution, Parisian women calling for "liberty, equality, fraternity" marched on Versailles to demand women's suffrage
Troy Buswell and the State Government have appointed a former Howard Government industrial relations advocate to review Western Australian workplace laws and will soon announce changes that could affect up to 300,000 Western Australian workers.
Public schools are a foundation stone of our society. They are places of learning, of inspiration and opportunity where every Australian child can get the education they deserve. It's the key to a strong economy, a skilled workforce and a socially cohesive society.
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Public education should be free and open to all to ensure non-selective and non-discriminatory access to education. Every child has a right to be educated, to develop as a human being. This capability should not be denied to anyone, either by design or neglect.
