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International Women's Day

Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women

2011 year marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. The day was commemorated for the first time on 19 March 1911 in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, following its establishment during the Socialist International meeting the prior year. More than one million women and men attended rallies on that first commemoration..

Celebrated on 8 March, International Women's Day (IWD) is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential. IWD celebrates the collective power of women past, present and future ...

Originally called International Working Women’s Day IWD is a major day of global celebration of women. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.

The United Nations theme for this IWD is Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women.

Did you know that purple, green and white are the official international women's colours?

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International Women's Day

Celebrated on 8 March, International Women's Day (IWD) is the global day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve their full potential. IWD celebrates the collective power of women past, present and future.

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International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women

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Since 1999 ( resolution 54/134) the United Nations has recognized November 25 as International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women. Universally, one in three women will experience sexual and physical violence in their lifetime.

The Human Rights Education Associates elaborate on the history of this day:

"The origins of November 25th go back to 1960, when the three Mirabal sisters from the Dominican Republic were violently assassinated for their political activism. The sisters, known as the "Unforgettable Butterflies," became a symbol of the crisis of violence against women in Latin America. November 25th was the date chosen to commemorate their lives and promote global recognition of gender violence, and has been observed in Latin America since the 1980s."

On this day Governments, international organizations and NGOs organize activities designated to raise public awareness of the problem of violence against women.

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The World's 100 Most Powerful Women - 2009

Do you know them? I confess I haven't heard some of these names. Other, I couldn't say what they do. I must conclude that my knowledge about powerful women is weak... unfortunately!

Forbes' Power Women list isn't about celebrity or popularity; it's about influence. The Forbs' «annual ranking of the most powerful women in the world measures "power" as a composite of public profile - calculated using press mentions--and financial heft. The economic component of the ranking considers job title and past career accomplishments, as well as the amount of money the woman controls».

For the fourth year running Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, is the world's most powerful woman.

The top 10 is:

1 - Angela Merkel - Chancellor Germany (1st in 2008)
2 - Sheila C. Bair - Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, U.S.A. (2nd in 2008)
3 - Indra K. Nooyi - Chairman, Chief Executive, Pepsi Co, U.S.A. (3rd in 2008)
4 - Cynthia Carroll - Chief Executive, Anglo American, United Kingdom) (5th in 2008)
5 - Ho Ching - Chief executive, Temasek, Singapore (8th in 2008)
6 - Irene B. Rosenfeld - Chairman, Chief Executive, Kraft Foods, U.S.A. (6th in 2008)
7 - Ellen Kullman Chief executive, DuPont, U.S.A.
8 - Angela Braly - Chief Executive, WellPoint, U.S.A. (4th in 2008)
9 - Anne Lauvergeon - Chief executive, Areva, France (9th in 2008)
10- Lynn Elsenhans Chief executive, Sunoco, U. S. A.

By country, Portugal has noone in the top 100. United States has 63% of the 100 most powerful women in the world, United Kingdom 4, France and India 3, Netherlands and Singapore 2 and more 23 countries listed with one woman. Germany only has one but this one is the most powerful woman in the World!

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La Perla... prenda adequada?

O Nothingandall, como disse, faz hoje quatro anos. Por isso tem direito a uma prenda especial. Ele pediu-me algo de estimulante, sofisticado, belo e luxuoso...

Pois bem, é preciso que se note que a idade em blogs não é comparável com a idade dos humanos... Quatro anos num blog... já é um blog adulto, por outro lado ele é «Virgem»!...

Assim, depois de pesquisas científicas (e que incluiu uma sondagem de opinião) acho que a prenda adequada é mesmo esta:

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The World's 100 Most Powerful Women

Do you know them? I confess I haven't heard some of these names. Other, I couldn't say what they do. I must conclude that my knowledge about powerful women is weak... unfortunately.

The Forbs' «annual ranking of the most powerful women in the world measures "power" as a composite of public profile--calculated using press mentions--and financial heft. The economic component of the ranking considers job title and past career accomplishments, as well as the amount of money the woman controls».

For the third year running Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, is the world's most powerful woman.

The top 10 is:

Angela Merkel (Chancellor Germany)
Sheila C. Bair (Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, U.S.A.)
Indra K. Nooyi (Chaiman, Chief Executive, Pepsi Co, U.S.A.)
Angela Braly (Chief Executive, president, WellPoint, U.S.A.)
Cynthia Carroll (Chief Executive, Anglo American, United Kingdom)
Irene B. Rosenfeld (Chairman, Chief Executive, Kraft Foods, U.S.A.)
Condoleezza Rice (Secretary of State, USA)
Ho Ching (Chief Executive, Temasek Holdings, Singapore)
Anne Lauvergeon (Chief Executive, Arevna, France)
Anne Mulcahy (Chaiman, Chief Executive, Xerox Corp., U.S.A.)

By country Portugal has noone in the top 100. United States has 60% of the 100 most powerful women in the world, United Kingdom 5, China 4, France, India, Netherlands 3.

Other conclusion is: any supermodel is listed ... Ah ah ah ... the motive because you don't see any photo in this post.

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