March 8 will mark the annual celebration of Worldwide Ladies’s Day (IWD), a world occasion relationship again to the early 1900s. This yr, the highlight is on the essential significance of investing within the management of ladies and ladies.
From bustling metropolises to distant villages, nations worldwide take part commemorating IWD, emphasizing the necessity for gender equality, fairness, and socio-economic empowerment.
In Jamaica, the day shall be celebrated underneath the theme ‘Investing in Ladies and Ladies in Management to Speed up Gender Equality, Fairness, and Socio-economic Empowerment’.
Acknowledging ladies’s achievements
Addressing attendees on the IWD Commemorative Church Service on March 3, held on the Gregory Park Baptist Church in St. Catherine, Sharon Coburn Robinson, Principal Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, emphasised the importance of at the present time.
She highlighted the chance it presents to honor and have a good time the outstanding achievements of ladies throughout varied spheres – social, financial, cultural, and political.
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A time of growth and transformation
Reflecting on the historic context, Robinson famous that the inception of IWD coincided with a interval of worldwide evolution and growth.
She additional remarked that the world was present process energetic inhabitants development, coupled with a surge in radical and revolutionary ideologies, underscoring the profound modifications shaping society.
Celebrating ladies in management
The chosen theme underscores the myriad alternatives to applaud ladies in management roles, driving transformative change all through Jamaican society.
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Robinson emphasised that the progress in ladies’s management is a transparent testomony to the outcomes of investing in ladies.
She highlighted how such funding yields tangible outcomes, showcasing the numerous achievements made attainable by means of supporting and empowering ladies.
Upcoming occasions
Trying forward, one other vital occasion is the IWD Banner Occasion, scheduled at The Jamaica Pegasus Resort in New Kingston on Thursday, March 14.
With a lineup of distinguished audio system together with Hon. Olivia Grange, Minister of Tradition, Gender, Leisure, and Sport, and Audrey Tugwell Henry, President and Chief Govt Officer of Scotia Group Jamaica Restricted, the discussion board guarantees insightful discussions on advancing gender equality.
Nationwide recognition and engagement
Additional actions are deliberate, together with Minister Grange’s studying of the IWD Nationwide Assertion in Parliament, alongside the symbolic pinning of purple ribbons on Parliamentarians and Senators on March 5 and eight.
