Happy International Women’s Day!
Here are some interesting links from around the interwebs:
The history of International Women’s Day
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/about.asp#.VPxHOHysWSp
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/history.html
Events celebrating International Women’s Day
http://womenslibrary.org.uk/event/march-of-women/ (This event has passed, but members of WHS were present – hopefully GWL will post pics from the event soon!)
Why International Women’s Day is needed
The status of women and women’s and gender history in academia
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/feb/24/sexism-women-in-university-academics-feminism
Feel free to post other relevant links in the comments section!
What are your hopes for International Women’s Day 2015? How will you celebrate?