Comments on: International Women’s Day 2010

By: Aftermarket Harley Davidson

Aftermarket Harley Davidson — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:03:26 +0000

This little light of mine I’m gonna let it shine no pull to re align. Someday we’ll all be cool just like a Rubix Cube.

By: driving uninsured

driving uninsured — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:13:40 +0000

i can’t say I agree with the above, but good to see another point of view.

By: phentermine

phentermine — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:28:02 +0000

nternational Women’s Day for us is more like something taken from Soviet culture that is not celebrated anywhere else… I don’t know if I should call this globalization, yet you can’t deny that the Soviets made a lot to promote it as a holiday. Actually, when I saw a post about IWD on the official WhiteHouse blog (at whitehouse.gov) I was surprised, hehe.

By: save fuel

save fuel — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:43:44 +0000

It’s a really warm day when you can do your best to your women: e.g. for our company’s ladies I’ve shot a creative greeting video (you can see it in my blog) which made them very happy.

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:18:16 +0000

Alot of people don’t realise that the majority of people hungry around the world are women… and yet these women produce 60-80% of the food! The answer to hunger, I really believe lies with women. You can send a message of solidarity to women across the world at http://www.wfp.org/women

By: Alex (Handy Backup team)

Alex (Handy Backup team) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:08:30 +0000

Good post!

But it is interesting that in many countries where International Women’s Day is celebrated it is not a political event, but rather a sort of a mixture of Mother’s Day and St. Valentine’s Day. And to be honest, as a Russian, I’ve never heard that it was paid attention to in other countries than Russia or CIS countries.

Still it’s a beautiful day to express your appreciation and love to the women in your life. And it’s great that giving flowers and small gifts is not just a “home” tradition, but many companies also hold celebrations the day before IWD (since in many countries it’s an official holiday). It’s a really warm day when you can do your best to your women: e.g. for our company’s ladies I’ve shot a creative greeting video (you can see it in my blog) which made them very happy.

International Women’s Day for us is more like something taken from Soviet culture that is not celebrated anywhere else… I don’t know if I should call this globalization, yet you can’t deny that the Soviets made a lot to promote it as a holiday. Actually, when I saw a post about IWD on the official WhiteHouse blog (at whitehouse.gov) I was surprised, hehe.

By: themicroloanfoundation

themicroloanfoundation — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:06:41 +0000

Hi Mary – really good post and very readable! What you say about showcasing and representing womens’ achievements really is the key.

At the Microloan Foundation, we work with women right at the poorest of the poor African communities and have shown time and time again that the business skills and drive of our female clients can transform local economies.

We hope to be able to use this to really drive the agenda of the bigger picture of women and will be producing a social impact report later this year which you are more than welcome to read and share.

Alice
http://www.microloanfoundation.org