International+Woman's+Day,+March+8

International Woman's Day is celebrated around the world on March 8th of every year. As we celebrate Women We Admire Day, let's try to incorporate a global perspective to our celebration of the achievements of admirable women and the advancement of the status of women around the world.

[|International Women's Day 2014]

The 2013 theme is:

//THE GENDER AGENDA: GAINING MOMENTUM//

 * Over time and distance, the equal rights of women have progressed. We celebrate the achievements of women while remaining vigilant and tenacious for further sustainable change. There is global momentum for championing women's equality.**


 * Here are some ideas:**
 * • have a mini- lesson and class discussion about the history of this day and its significance**
 * • twitter with other schools around the world to find out how they celebrate this day**
 * • connect via email, or letters with international relatives and friends to find out about special events in their country ( Mrs. Nickerson emailed her cousin in Cuba). Some may be able to reach out parents that have recently immigrated from other countries)**
 * • have a selection of books about international women in the library**
 * • read aloud stories written by international women authors**
 * • highlight a woman or a few women from different countries to discuss in class**
 * • have students respond to the theme (posters, drawings, essays, poems etc.)**
 * • consider an international woman when deciding whom you will represent**

**Please add your ideas!**

 * **Upper and/or Middle School celebrate the day and Lower attends the celebrations**
 * **Combine World Languages and World Arts Day to highlight and celebrate International Women's Day**


 * Here are some websites that might be helpful:**

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/theme/

http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/womensday/index.asp

[|Alberta Teacher's Association]

=Fifth graders learned a little bit about important women in New Zealand. Here is a response on our class blog:=

Mr Webb and Room Five, New Zealand (Guest) February 27, 2013 at 3:10 PM Thank you for leaving a question on our class page about International Womens Day and how we celebrate it. We had a discussion in the classroom about it, and looked at the knowledge that our students have. We don’t celebrate it formally at a school level. One student from our classroom of 30 was able to identify that Kate Sheppard was involved as a part of the movement for allowing women to vote. New Zealand was the first country in the world to allow women to vote, in 1893. Kate Sheppard was one of the orginial protestors about this issue and is featured on our ten dollar note as a result. (Each of our notes has a famous New Zealander of note who has impacted on the world or our community.) Mr Webb and Room Five, Melville Intermediate, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand. melvilleroom8.blogspot.com

= **International Women's Day in Cuba** = =

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**• Activities are arranged by individual agencies and organizations, not the government**
====**• Federation of Cuban Women is an organization founded in 1960 whose members are from all walks of life (professionals, stay at home moms, urban dwellers,rural dwellers, all races). This organization was formed to unite women and to guarantee their active participation and inclusion in all activities- political and otherwise. Eighty percent of Cuban women belong to this organization, and you must be at least 14 to join. It is not clear if joining is voluntary or influenced by the communist government. A woman who joins must support the communist government.**====