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Celebrate International Women’s Day at the Department of State
Celebrate International Women’s Day at the Department of State
In honor of the Secretary’s 2010 International Women of Courage
You are cordially invited to attend an Open Forum with the honorees
Hosted by:
Ambassador-at-Large Melanne Verveer
Office of Global Women’s Issues
March 8, 2010
Session I: 10:00-11:30AM
Featuring honorees from: Afghanistan, the Dominican Republic, Iran, Republic of Korea, and Zimbabwe
Session II: 2:00-3:30 PM
Featuring honorees from: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Syria
Location: Loy Henderson Room
Department of State
23rd Street Entrance
The ten honorees have shown exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for women’s rights and progress, and were nominated by our embassies around the world. They are being recognized for their outstanding contributions on behalf of women and their societies, tackling such issues as violence against women, human trafficking, and exploitation; fighting corruption and demanding government transparency; and defending access to justice and standing up for human rights. They carry out their work at great personal risk. Each of these women has dedicated her life to standing up for justice and human dignity. Each has a compelling story to tell.
Please RSVP by 12:00 PM Friday, March 5, 2010 to IWOC2010_Forum@state.gov
and indicate whether you will attend Session I, Session II or both.
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I read that Androula Henriques is one of the women honored. She has worked for years to end the trafficking of women and has fought against the buying and selling of women. She has created her own anti-trafficking network and raised money to rescue women from the hands of traffickers. She has put her money where her mouth is, even taking victims into her home.
Henriques has a history of being an advocate for the voiceless. It’s right that she should be honored in this way. Hats off to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Melanne Verveer for publicly recognizing her. President Obama raised his voice for the hijib, these women raise their voices against the abuse of women by honoring those who fight the global misogynists.
Let us celebrate women empowerment, let us help ourselves fight for equal rights. For in fact, women can make the same as what men do. They have even less record of job hopping than men has.
Women tend to be loyal employees. The problem with that is some employers take advantage of that characteristic by adding responsibilities and tasks, without tweaking perks like pay.
special on PBS? The previews looked pretty good.
Sounds like she was a natural political talent.
and way advanced for her time. There must have been others like her that never got exposure or were squelched.