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Today is International Women’s Day: Time to Take Stock Again

Connie K. Duckworth / March 8th, 2011 / posted in afghan women, events, social change / 3 comments

All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.

- Albert Einstein

As I began to reflect over the weekend about the meaning of today’s global holiday, celebrating the achievements, rights and worth of women, my thoughts took a flight of fancy to a world (if not run by women) where women had an equal say in all things, large and small. Then, I opened the newspaper and was jerked back to reality.

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There’s a lot more to this month than just March Madness

Connie K. Duckworth / March 29th, 2010 / posted in events, people / no comments

Lost in the seasonal hype of college hoops, is the fact that March is also Women’s History Month. (You may recall, it kicked off with the global celebration of International Women’s Day on 3/8. See STIR BLOG “Like Labor Day with Flowers”.) As March 2010 comes to a close, I want to dedicate this space to three real and live Afghan heroines, each of whom I have had the great privilege of meeting as a member of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council.

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Like Labor Day with Flowers

Connie K. Duckworth / March 8th, 2010 / posted in afghan people, afghan women, afghanistan families, afghanistan people, afghanistan women, economic sustainability, events, people, social change, social programs / 2 comments

Happy International Women’s Day. If you’ve never heard of it, you’re certainly not alone. But, it’s a real holiday, not one invented by Hallmark. While not as well known in the U.S., IWD actually started here 100 years ago, when textile workers in New York called a strike to condemn child labor, demand safer working conditions, and push for women’s right to vote. It spread globally.

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