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Celebrate International Women's Day March 8th #BeBoldForChange #PowHERNetwork


Celebrate Women's Day #BeBoldForChange #PowHERNetwork

International Women's Day, March 8, 2017, is a global call to action to help women and girls achieve their ambitions; challenge conscious and unconscious bias; call for gender-balanced leadership; value women and men's contributions equally; and create inclusive flexible cultures.

The day is dedicated to call on the masses to bring awareness to a more gender inclusive world.

Everyone can take action – big or small – to be part of this movement.

On March 8th please consider celebrating women and promote your support for bold action via social media channels with the hashtags #BeBoldForChange #PowHERNetwork.

PowHER Network will be celebrating International Women’s Day by showcasing women leaders throughout the week to highlight their contributions, success and triumphs.

In addition, we are helping to raise the media visibility of Embrace, directed by Body Image Activist Taryn Brumfitt. Taryn is the force behind the body image movement and through her powerful message of Embrace she is bringing global awareness and healing.

To support Taryn Brumfitt's mission, PowHER Network will be hosting a screening of Embrace on Thursday, April 20th at the Bow Tie Warner Theater in Ridgewood.

Please consider joining the celebration of women by taking your own bold action. Below are examples of actions to inspire you to support the campaign and help move women fast forward.

Be a vehicle for positive change!

I'll challenge bias and inequality

  • query all-male speaking panels

  • pull people up on exclusive language

  • challenge stereotypes

  • call it out when women are excluded

  • monitor the gender pay gap

  • point out bias and highlight alternatives

  • call for diverse candidate shortlists

  • embrace inclusive leadership

  • redefine the status quo

I'll campaign against violence

  • educate youth about positive relationships

  • challenge those who justify perpetrators and blame victims

  • donate to groups fighting abuse

  • speak out against the silence of violence

  • be vigilant and report violence

  • campaign for the prevention of violence

  • abstain from all violence, physical and otherwise

  • volunteer your help at a local charity

  • recognize coercive control and redress it

I'll forge women's advancement

  • decide to buy from companies that support women

  • choose to work for a progressive employer for women

  • support or back a woman-owned business

  • take a junior female colleague to a major meeting or event

  • build conducive, flexible work environments

  • appoint a woman to the board

  • mentor a woman and sponsor her goals

  • invite women into situations where they're not already present or contributing

  • measure and report on gender parity gaps and keep gender on the agenda

  • create new opportunities for women

​I'll celebrate women's achievement

  • raise women's visibility as spokespeople in the media

  • drive fairer recognition and credit for women's contributions

  • launch even more awards showcasing women's success

  • hail the success of women leaders

  • applaud social, economic, cultural and political women role models

  • celebrate women's journeys and the barriers overcome

  • reinforce and support women's triumphs

I'll champion women's education

  • launch or fund a women-focused scholarship

  • encourage more girls into STEM education and careers

  • value diversity for greater educational outcomes

  • support women inventors of new products and services

  • celebrate women researchers discovering new knowledge

  • learn to code

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