About International Women's
Month
About International Womens Month
Contacts
Disclaimer & Copyright
Profiles
This site will celebrate IWM all year round.
We will regularly update it and use it to educate,
inform, and build confidence.
International Women's Month (IWM) is
held every March in Britain.
Like our sister site, Black
History Month, the International Women's Month website
is year round, not just for the month, and aims to
support campaigns in the community. This site is
developing, so please bear with us. There will be
plenty of updates, and new events,
and we hope to build this site into an exciting new
resource.
 Around
the globe, International Women's Day (IWD) marks
a celebration of the economic, social, cultural and
political achievements for women. The first IWD was
held on 28 February 1909 in the USA. In 1910, the International
Socialist congress in Copenhagen unanimously voted
to establish an international women’s day in
honour of the movement for women’s rights and
to assist the struggle for universal women’s
suffrage. During the following year one million people
demonstrated world wide, demanding the right of women
to vote, to hold public office, vocational training
and an end to discrimination.
Now IWD is always celebrated on 8 March and
is an occasion marked by women's groups around the
world. This date is also commemorated at the United
Nations and is designated in many countries as a national
holiday. When women on all continents, often divided
by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural,
economic and political differences, come together to
celebrate their Day, they can look back to a
tradition that represents at least nine decades of
struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.
Key Dates in IWD History
1909 First women’s day in
the USA 28th February
1917 8th March held to commemorate
the struggle of Russian Women protesting against
food shortages and war
1927 1st celebrations held in the Uk
from 1944 - until 1971 there were no celebrations
1975 The United Nations designated 8th March as celebration
of women’s achievement.
Contacts
Please contact by email in the first instance, giving
all possible return contacts. Thanks.
 http://www.international-womens-month.co.uk
 info@international-womens-month.co.uk
 0845
0506352
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Profiles
 http://www.international-womens-month.co.uk
and http://www.wellplaced.co.uk are run by Mia Morris.
Mia has a wide experience of working directly with
the unemployed and those on low income in the Voluntary,
Private and Public Sector. Her skills relate to Regeneration,
Training, Community Outreach and Development.
Current clients include; London Borough of Ealing's
Black Pupils Achievement Programme; Conference Organiser
for the West London Business Support Officers Childcare
Conference - "The Business of Childcare - Quest for
Sustainability" (Brent, Ealing, Hillingdon, Harrow,
Hounslow, Hammersmith and Fulham, Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea); Wandsworth Children Information
Service; Richmond Upon Thames Ethnic Minority and Travellers;
Royal Association for the Deaf; North East London NHS
Workforce
Confederation; North Westminster Surestart; and Camden Libraries.
Mia was finalist for the European Federation of Black
Women Business Owners 2002 - Professional Award:
This category aims to recognise a female business
owner
OR individual who has succeeded in her business
sector whilst promoting the reputation of and
progressing opportunities for other Black and Asian
business
owners, or individuals and the community in general.
She also contributes to
panels and provides commentary on women and race
issues
for the press.
| Lord Herman Ouseley of Peckham , presents award to Mia Morris from the Home Office Network (Black and Minority Ethnic ) employers network for staff category work with Partners for contribution to Race and Divesity agenda |
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