International Women's Day

English News and Press Release on World about Climate Change and Environment and Disaster Management; published on 08 Mar 2022 by WMO.

At the local level, the participation of women in natural resource management is associated with better resource governance and conservation outcomes. Despite of that we have encouraged female experts to participate in numerous activities of WMO, and we have seen positive development,” said WMO Secretary-General Prof. Petteri Taalas. WMO is resolved in its efforts to achieve gender equality, empower women and build climate resilient societies. Because women possess unique knowledge and experience, particularly at the local level, their inclusion in decision-making processes is critical to effective climate action. They are involved in sustainability initiatives around the world, and their participation and leadership results in more effective climate action. They can push countries to address the climate crisis, develop green jobs and build a more just and sustainable world," said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Celebrity Cruises, one of the world's most progressive cruise lines has revealed a stellar line up of bridge officers - and a third of those are women.

It is not the first time that Celebrity has made strong steps forward in gender equality. The 26 women from 16 different companies reunited virtually on International Women’s Day 2021 to reflect on the historic sailing and discuss the difficult year that followed during the Coronavirus pandemic. On International Women’s Day 2020, the first all-female bridge and officer team, led by Captain McCue embarked on a sailing aboard the Celebrity Edge.

I'm a journalist who has been working within the technology/engineering/manufacturing sector for around seven years and during my career, I feel this statistic ...

Sarah Black-Smith, Head of Factory Operations at Siemens Congleton explained: “We are really keen to encourage more women and people from minority groups to join the manufacturing sector. I recently spoke to a first-year apprentice with Make UK working for Seco Tools as part of National Apprenticeship Week in February. Aisha Mustafa is breaking gender stereotypes and helping to inspire the next generation of engineers, offering some advice to her fellow peers, she said: “Engineering and manufacturing are very male dominated sectors, but I don’t think that should be something to put women off. We really want to up this, but it has been a challenge in terms of encouraging more females that this is a good career path. Ward also shared her top pieces of advice for young women looking to enter the manufacturing sector: “If you get told ‘no’ – do not let it defeat you; be determined that this is what you want to do. One of the things I often see in young women is that they can often go quiet, particularly when they are outnumbered by male colleagues. There is the obvious misconception that it’s a dirty, oily rag kind of craft but it truly isn’t. There’s a huge bias towards what people think being in manufacturing looks like and this really needs to change for our future generation.” Joe Bush, Editor of The Manufacturer said: “The fact is that there aren’t enough young women entering a sector that is in dire need of talented young individuals – for me therefore, the answer is simple; encourage more young women into manufacturing and you will not only see greater gender diversity and parity, you will also see that skills gap begin to close. We need to show that there are plenty of women in the sector who can be role models, but we currently do not have enough. We need that of course, but what we’re not seeing are people focusing on the R&D side of manufacturing where it might be more technology- and software-based. We need to show young women what a career in manufacturing actually entails; it’s not just wearing a hard hat and muddy boots, it’s so much more than that. Young people equipped with the right skills will enable the sector to thrive, and as we all know, the more diverse a company is, the more successful it tends to be. “The manufacturing sector also needs to be presenting images of the sector that are genuinely diverse.

Period poverty is the lack of access to menstrual products, educational resources and/or necessary hygiene facilities. This global public health crisis affects ...

A study published by BMC Women’s Health found 14.2% of college-aged women in the U.S. reported struggling to pay for their period products each year, and 10% reported it monthly. Knowing period poverty is so rampant across college campuses in the U.S., faculty and students at IU should be considerate of their peers’ needs. On a holiday such as International Women’s Day, we need to appreciate how far we’ve come to improve gender equity, while still being mindful of where we must go from here. Almost half of the women surveyed said they often had to choose between buying food or sanitary supplies that month. And when (usually male) lawmakers fail to consider the realities of living with a period, these products become even less accessible. But I’d argue almost anyone who’s ever had a period would consider sanitary products pretty essential.