International Women’s Day, 8 March 2011, Gender Links event

This year marks 100 years of International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated annually on 8 March. The 2011 United Nations (UN) theme for IWD is Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women. Gender Links’ (GL) theme for this year’s IWD is Decent work, Decent lives: 100 years of herstory.

In line with the UN theme, GL and partners will be hosting an exhibition and seminar profiling women from within the informal sector and those who provide care to those affected and infected by HIV and AIDS. The work of women in these sectors is often unrecognised as they operate outside the mainstream economy. Informal traders and care givers will share stories of their struggle to be recognised for their decent work.

Highlights:
– Women traders media literacy graduation
– Launch of the Gender and Media Diversity Journal: Gender Media Diversity and
Change: Taking stock
– Seminar and exhibition

Date: 8 March 2011
Time: 09h00 to 15h00
Venue: Women’s Jail Lekgotla and Atrium at Constitution Hill
To RSVP, contact Mona Hakimi on publications@genderlinks.org.za or call 079 969 1954

Celebrations in Botswana
Celebrate 100 Years of   International Women’s Day with the SADC Secretariat.
From 1-11 March, 2011 at the SADC Headquarters, Central Business District, Gaborone.
GL will be showing various videos as well as exhibiting at the book fair.
Click here to download information on all the activities.