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| International Women's Day 2016: 10 simple ways you can make a difference | |
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| People are sharing a list of simple things that can be done to make a difference on International Women's Day. | People are sharing a list of simple things that can be done to make a difference on International Women's Day. |
| The Everyday Sexism project posted a list of 10 ways people can help achieve gender equality. | The Everyday Sexism project posted a list of 10 ways people can help achieve gender equality. |
| The suggestions range from donating to Rape Crisis or Women's Aid to stepping in and saying something when witnessing sexual harassment. | The suggestions range from donating to Rape Crisis or Women's Aid to stepping in and saying something when witnessing sexual harassment. |
| It also urges people write to their MP and support the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women. | It also urges people write to their MP and support the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women. |
| Startling statistics show how women hold just a fifth of global parliamentary seats and face an estimated 118-year wait for the gender pay gap to close. | Startling statistics show how women hold just a fifth of global parliamentary seats and face an estimated 118-year wait for the gender pay gap to close. |
| New research also found women in banking get paid lower bonuses and take longer to reach the higher echelons of the industry. | New research also found women in banking get paid lower bonuses and take longer to reach the higher echelons of the industry. |
| This year, International Women's Day is focusing on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to tackle economic underperformance, global overpopulation and poverty worldwide. | This year, International Women's Day is focusing on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to tackle economic underperformance, global overpopulation and poverty worldwide. |