{"id":44900,"date":"2023-03-06T15:57:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=44900"},"modified":"2023-03-06T15:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:57:08","slug":"international-womens-day-sheffield-south-yorkshire-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/03\/06\/international-womens-day-sheffield-south-yorkshire-events\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women’s Day 2023: What\u2019s happening in South Yorkshire?\u00a0<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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International Women\u2019s Day<\/a> is this Wednesday, and many businesses and organisations across South Yorkshire are hosting events to spotlight women in the area and discuss gender-based equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The region will be bustling with activity and discussions this week promoting equality and equity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the city, events include a \u2018Solidarity Through Song and Dance<\/a>\u2019 disco by Sheffield Palestine Women\u2019s Scholarship Fund; a \u2018Rising Above Gender and Racial Bias<\/a>\u2019 conference by Black Northern Women; and an \u2018International Women\u2019s Day\u2019 panel discussion by In Good Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shane Young, Head of Commercial and Partnerships at, Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce<\/a> said: “Equality is the goal, and equity is the means to get there. It’s about being included and a sense of belonging.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equity, as opposed to equality, recognises that circumstances and other factors mean that not everyone has equal access to opportunities – even if everyone is offered equal opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officially created in 1911, International Women\u2019s Day<\/a> was made as a response<\/a> to the worldwide suffrage movement of the early-20th century. The date, 8 March was initially used by left-wing movements and countries before being adopted by the global liberal feminist movement in the mid-20th century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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"How exactly can we #EmbraceEquity<\/a>?" asks UK's Centre of Excellence. "Through #EQUITY<\/a> we can achieve #EQUALITY<\/a>. People's needs aren't always the same & we often need different things to succeed…Speak up against insensitive comments, acknowledge not everyone has same abilities." pic.twitter.com\/XIIxbdYeQ0<\/a><\/p>— Women's Day (@womensday) February 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>