Today is International Women’s Day…..are you having a day off?

Gloryanny Don't be so dismissive. This was from a doctor at the screening centre.
We should be shouting out for women every day.

Well it’s cold and wet here. DH made lunch, a lovely mushroom omelette and this afternoon I’ve dozed a bit, finished my library book, written a page or two and am now perusing GN.
Dinner is sorted , so what more could I want? A lovely day

It's been a rather strange day so far.

I'll ask DH to cook tonight 🙂

I am, because I love the fact that International Women's Day just happens to coincide with my birthday!

Happy birthday Blondiescot
🎂🎉🎈

Church service this morning, afternoon tea with 3 friends and tonight will have supper with another friend who is housebound.

I’m wearing my suffragette earrings and my Woman Up trousers

AGAA4

Gloryanny Don't be so dismissive. This was from a doctor at the screening centre.
We should be shouting out for women every day.

Post me a link for it and I might believe it. Otherwise my FC comment is just as valid.
So we should
But nothing wrong with a special day. Just back from the library. What did you say you were doing?

Hi, First post here so hi everyone 👋
I have been to the gym, had a One You weight loss session by phone then did a tiny bit of housework. Now I'm having an hour listening to music all by myself. Wednesday is my only day I get free. I look after my lovely granddaughter on Mondays, elderly dad on Tuesday, work Thursday and Friday and I try and spend 1 day with my autistic 20 year old. Trying to get a good balance in my life this year as was full time until Christmas but it's not always easy. Definitely feel like celebrating being a woman today.

I’m away at a retreat
We are celebrating by discussing the history of the day and our contributions to the lives of women
Yes we are a group of women and men

It's just another day. I've vacuumed, mopped and polished, and down the washing, put it on the clothes horse. That was after spending 4 hours at the hospital. Him Indoors is cooking a roast beef dinner

Celebrate with WhatSapps and images exchanged. Remembering those brave ones who have paved the way to make out lives what they are now.

Bringing to recall the women in Afghanistan and Iran (and other countries) who can be murdered for simply wanting an education or dressing as they wish.

Bringing to mind brave policewomen and firewoman who are at last calling male colleagues out as are many of us who in working lives had to quietly beaver away against hostility. Oh, so very many!

A great need still to have our special day, whether we've done anything or not.

Went shopping for a birthday present for DGS3 and a son in law. Good job I love them both.

Iam64

I’m away at a retreat
We are celebrating by discussing the history of the day and our contributions to the lives of women
Yes we are a group of women and men

* Iam64* good to hear!

In the 1970's in the women's Movement most of us as part of the whole picture wanted to work with men and many of us did as many of them "saw", accepted, and agreed.

Glad its still going on.

Entertaining myself reading the the PayGapApp’s Twitter feed on the gender pay gap at employers who tweet about IWD

twitter.com/paygapapp/status/1632727861537693696?s=46&t=cR0Pa_B5bkzj2u6O2LXngQ

(Yes, I recognise that equality is more complex than just pay)

PS, thats so sweet, Urms!. I'll try to access the one I got as a pic.

M0nica

We are no more special than men, but we are as special as men and it is because we are treated as if we are less special than men that we have this day of stating it.

Maybe you should read the William Golding Quote 'Women are crazy.'..

RTJ70

Hi, First post here so hi everyone 👋
I have been to the gym, had a One You weight loss session by phone then did a tiny bit of housework. Now I'm having an hour listening to music all by myself. Wednesday is my only day I get free. I look after my lovely granddaughter on Mondays, elderly dad on Tuesday, work Thursday and Friday and I try and spend 1 day with my autistic 20 year old. Trying to get a good balance in my life this year as was full time until Christmas but it's not always easy. Definitely feel like celebrating being a woman today.

Welcome RTJ70 - happy Women's Day! And it fell on your day off .

You've certainly got your work cut out - obviously, not much time to yourself. The 'balance' is so important as we get older - I've been telling myself that for the last 30 odd years and never got it right!

Gloryanny No link as this was told to me by a doctor I meet sometimes who had to send the invitations. He was not happy about it.

You ask what I have been doing. I've been wondering why you would dismiss something out of hand as unless you are employed by the screening service how would you know? I have also been on a shopping trip before the snow arrived.

AGAA4

Gloryanny No link as this was told to me by a doctor I meet sometimes who had to send the invitations. He was not happy about it.

You ask what I have been doing. I've been wondering why you would dismiss something out of hand as unless you are employed by the screening service how would you know? I have also been on a shopping trip before the snow arrived.

I wonder if he is bit confused AGAA4 Trans-men are invited for screening because they still have a cervix.
Well the screening process is pretty clearly set out on the NHS site.
AS this thread is about what people are doing on IWD I thought I would ask.

I know I had deviated from the OPs question so apologies to the OP.
I do believe the doctor. Some transwome
n have demanded having invitations for tests and that is why this health board sent them.
The transwomen had no intention of attending for screening but they felt it their right to be included.
I don't think TW are routinely invited but if they want to be included it becomes difficult.

My son called in on his way home from work and told us that the CEO at his company had sent out an email regarding International Women’s Day, and so my son sent his wife a text message saying ‘Happy International Women’s Day. What time will my dinner be on the table tonight?’
Heads up, he was joking He’s a bit of a joker, and by the way, he does the cooking at their house.

Thank you and yes it seems to get harder to balance it all. Let's all keep supporting each other and celebrating women everywhere who make a difference.

Look, there have always been rifts and differences within the Womens movements since they begun. Can we leave it out for a day please? another place perhaps?

I do think it is important that any of the rumours circulated about transpeople are challenged. Many of them have no basis in fact.
As far as cervical screening goes transmen are the people likely to be overlooked, as only people registered as female are automatically invited for screening, Transmen need to refer themselves.

But for IWD which woman would you like to see a statue of? Women's statues are sadly lacking in the UK