International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality.
Marked annually on March 8th, International Women's Day (IWD) is one of the most important days of the year to:
International Women's Day has occurred for well over a century with the first gathering held in 1911. Learn more about the day's timeline. The campaign theme for International Women's Day 2022 is 'BreakTheBias'. A challenged world is an alert world. And from challenge comes change. So let's all #BreakTheBias.
Marked annually on March 8th, International Women's Day (IWD) is one of the most important days of the year to:
- celebrate women's achievements
- raise awareness about women's equality
- lobby for accelerated gender parity
- fundraise for female-focused charities
International Women's Day has occurred for well over a century with the first gathering held in 1911. Learn more about the day's timeline. The campaign theme for International Women's Day 2022 is 'BreakTheBias'. A challenged world is an alert world. And from challenge comes change. So let's all #BreakTheBias.
Overview of lesson themes and options
Lesson options include:
- 15-45 minute staff personalised focus on an issue related to the main themes of Lessons 1-4 OR
- 15-45 minute curriculum area focus agreed by Curriculum Leaders and their teams on an issue related to the main themes of Lessons 1-4 OR
- 15-45 minute focus on an issue related to the main themes of Lessons 1-4 from the resources identified below.
Finally, for everyone after doing either 1, 2, or 3:
5 minute completion of student reflections to be written on their Tallis BreakTheBias Passport.
5 minute completion of student reflections to be written on their Tallis BreakTheBias Passport.
Period 1. What is International Women's Day and why is it important for everyone?
During this session there is a range of options including:
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History of IWD
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BreakTheBias 2022
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IWD is for men too!
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Women Make Change Happen
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Diversity in a community is any dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, education, and national origin. Inclusion is about empowering different groups of people in a community by understanding, respecting and appreciating what makes them different and that they have right to belong in a community and have their interests respected and protected without prejudice.
Diversity and Inclusion allows for the exploration of these differences in a safe, positive, and nurturing environment. It means understanding one another by surpassing simple tolerance to ensure people truly understand and value their differences. This allows us both to embrace and also to celebrate the rich dimensions of diversity contained within each individual and place positive value on diversity in the community. Societies past and present all over the world have always been diverse. However what has changed overtime is the tolerance that those who exercise power have toward respecting diversity and inclusion.
Period 2. How does Gender Inequality affect women globally?
During this session there is a range of options including:
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Health
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Education
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Employment
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Sexual violence
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Period 3. How does Gender Inequality affect women in the UK?
During this session there is a range of options including:
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Health
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Education
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Employment
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Sexual violence
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Period 4. How does Gender Inequality affect young women in Thomas Tallis School?
During this session there is a range of options including:
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Health
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Education
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Employment
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Harassment
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