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International Women's Day 2019
The theme for International Women’s Day (8 March) this year, “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change”, puts innovation by women and girls, for women and girls, at the heart of efforts to achieve gender equality.
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Event type: Special days or anniversaries
Start date: 07 March 2019 | Start time: 22:00 UTC +00:00
End date: 08 March 2019 | End time: 21:30 UTC +00:00
Location:
Jordan,
Amman
Event description
Achieving a gender-equal world requires social innovations that work for both women and men and leave no one behind. From urban planning that focuses on community safety to e-learning platforms that take classrooms to women and girls, affordable and quality childcare centres, and technology shaped by women, innovation can take the race for gender equality to its finishing line by 2030.
It begins with making sure that women’s and girls' needs and experiences are integrated at the very inception of technology and innovations. It means building smart solutions that go beyond acknowledging the gender gaps to addressing the needs of men and women equally. And ultimately, it needs innovations that disrupt business as usual, paying attention to how and by whom technology is used and accessed, and ensuring that women and girls play a decisive role in emerging industries.
Join us to celebrate women and girls, their limitless imagination, their joyous dreams and their boundless strength. UN Women Jordan will be holding various events this year to celebrate #WomensDay including: Women's Film Week 2019, Facebook Live Q&A, a commemoration in partnership with Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and a celebration of achievements of Rural Women working in the Agricultural sector in partnership with Jordanian National Commission for Women.