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

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NanKate Wed 08-Mar-23 12:41:08

Brilliant in 2023 Women are still being celebrated 🥳

No doubt in years to come women will be banned in a dystopian world, which Margaret Atwood would recognise.

Jaberwok Wed 08-Mar-23 12:30:24

It's snowing hard here so not exactly having a day off,but certainly not going anywhere other than a quick dog walk and making some leek and potato soup. Apart from that, afternoon telly and a snooze.

AGAA4 Wed 08-Mar-23 12:12:40

Grannybags

Parsley3 That makes me so cross 🤬

Me too. I have heard that screening centres are sending invitations out to men who have identified as women to come for cervical screening.

Glorianny Wed 08-Mar-23 12:06:04

I'm off to an event at the library and listening to Joan Baez and her sister Mimi singing "Bread and Roses"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqJHUkOTLOQ

Grannybags Wed 08-Mar-23 11:53:29

Parsley3 That makes me so cross 🤬

Parsley3 Wed 08-Mar-23 11:50:21

Celebrate because it may not exist next year. I am listening to Politics Today and they are discussing how the NHS is encouraging gender neutral language. The words woman motherare being replaced by person.

Dickens Wed 08-Mar-23 11:21:48

My partner just reminded me that it's International Women's Day and asked me what I'd like him to do around the house today - bless - he's mostly disabled but can toddle around a bit!

I knew anyway - having been on a couple of social media sites and seen the comments from some of the hard-done by males who seem really upset about it and are making the predictable "whatabout the menz" comments. hmm

Blossoming Wed 08-Mar-23 11:15:37

Having had a long career in STEM, I am following the discussion on the United Nations Web TV.

media.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k1mpovmzy5

Greenfinch Wed 08-Mar-23 11:07:58

Just another day .

Kate1949 Wed 08-Mar-23 10:48:12

Nor me.

maddyone Wed 08-Mar-23 10:44:02

I’m not.

Sago Wed 08-Mar-23 10:37:12

So my daughter informs me today is International Women’s day.
I am making a venison casserole, chocolate brownies and then bread to take away for our long weekend tomorrow.
I will then clean the downstairs of the house, iron and prepare supper😬.
How are you celebrating?