March 8th: International Women´s Day

"International Women's Day has been held on 8 March every year since 1913, and has been recognised by the United Nations since 1975.

The UN says it's a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.

The theme of this year's day is "Planet 50-50 by 2030" - aiming to achieve global equality in areas such as education and end all forms of discrimination." ( BBC News)

In order to achieve a real equality between men and women, education plays a crucial role. Watch this video about the struggle of a Chadian girl, Fatna, to go to school to have a better life in the future.

 

The British actress Emma Watson, best known as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, is the Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women. In September 2014, she gave a speech at hte UN about gender inequality and how to fight it. Suince then, she has been actively involved in the HeForShe campaign.

What do you think about the HeForShe campaign? Do you think equlity is an important issue?

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Banksy's harsh denounce of refugees' treatment

Once again Banksy turns up to denounce the degrading conditions and treatment  refugees are subjected to in Europe. These two videos cover the news story  in detail and analyse Banksy's artwork and social criticism

Día Internacional contra la Violencia de Género

Hoy, 25 de noviembre denunciamos esta lacra social que tanto daño hace a las mujeres , sus familias y a la sociedad en su conjunto. Los escolares de los institutos de Utebo ,4º B y 4 de diversificaciónn representando al I.E.S. Torre de los Espejos, también han querido aportar sus reflexiones al respecto.

                    
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Gender -based violence school campaign

Our high school in deeply concerned with  gender violence or violence inflected by men on women. and girls.

STOP GENDER VIOLENCE!!!  LOVE DOES NOT HURT.

" #More women" Elle campaign

Elle has launched a campaign to denounce the little presence of women in power positions.
What would happen if men disappeared in the world's most influential fields?

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International Day of the girl: 11 October

"The newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals rightly include key targets for gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. They offer an opportunity for a global commitment to breaking intergenerational transmission of poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination – and realizing our vision of a life of dignity for all."
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

On December 19, 2011, the United Nations declared 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and to raise people's consciousness about the terrible situations and conditions in which little girls and young women are forced to live in the world today, forced to arranged marriages, adolescent motherhood, violations or sexual slavery and deprived of basic human rights just for their genre condition.