Whistle for Women II3R and UNICEF celebrate International Women’s Day Women's Rights: Stand up, Speak out and Take action!
Join the 3R TV hosts - Tini, Celina, Rafidah - and UNICEF for a fun action-oriented day to celebrate International Women’s Day 2010. This year’s theme is "Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all”.
While more girls are enrolled in school today, many of them, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia do not complete their primary education. Women in many countries also cannot do paid work outside the agriculture sector. In South Asia and North Africa, for instance, only 18% of women have paid work and they are generally paid lower wages. Of the nearly one billion people with an income of less than one dollar a day, some 700 million are women. Equal opportunities go hand in hand with physical safety. To ensure that girls grow up to embrace their fullest potential, every effort must be made to protect them from violence, including domestic violence, genital mutilation, honour crimes and human trafficking. By recognising and addressing discrimination against girls and women, success in the fight against all forms of discrimination -- class, race, ethnicity and age -- will become more likely, and more lasting. Show you care. Get your friends and loved ones to walk with us in solidarity with women and girls in Malaysia and around the world: Check out our PROGRAM Join the Whistle for Women Walkathon.
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International Women's Day 2010  Whistle for Women II  Sat, 13 March 2010 .............................................. • Walkathon • Treadszoo bazaar • UNICEF space • NGO booths • Quizzes + Games • Fitness First • Cheerleaders • Celebrity concert Ending Violence Against Women Newsline: IWD 2010
March 2010:
Advancing the rights of adolescent girls 8 March 2010: UNICEF Executive Director statement 3 March 2010: UN Sec-Gen remarks 3R TV Hosts  |
