03-08-1911 International Women's Day
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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Computing Diversity Engineering Diversity History of Science and Technology |
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Community - Blog |
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Alice Agogino |
| Description: | Engineering Pathway's "Today in History" for March 8. March 8th is International Women's Day - a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and futureâ€. On March 8th and the weekend before, thousands of events are held throughout the world to celebrate women's achievements and highlight global issues concerning women and men. "in 1911, International Women's Day (IWD) was honoured the first time in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland on 19 March. More than one million women and men attended IWD rallies campaigning for women's rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and end discrimination." |
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| Keywords: | gender equity gender bias women's rights |
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"Today in History" Blog of the Engineering Pathway Digital Library |
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About International Women's Day The First International Women's Day International Women's Day |
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International Women's Day provides an opportunity to reflect on women's progress in STEM disciplines, and increased emphasis on areas for improvement. |
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Easy |
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Low |
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| Publication Date: | March 2010 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.k-grayengineeringeducation.com/blog/index.php/2012/03/ |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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NEEDS
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