Tag: International Womens Day

Catalyst Launches #BiasCorrect Campaign to Tackle Unconscious Gender Bias in the Workplace on International Women’s Day

Stuart Mitchell

Catalyst, is marking International Women’s Day (IWD) by launching a bold campaign to tackle one of the biggest gender equality issues in the workplace: unconscious gender bias. The new campaign, which features women from diverse industries, aims to shine a light on the power of words used to describe women and encourage people to #BiasCorrect by paying more attention to theirs. “Women and men with the same talents and skills are often described in very different ways due to unconscious gender bias, creating invisible barriers that can have an enormous…

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Vision Impact Institute Highlights Critical Role of Good Vision for Women and Girls on International Women’s Day

Stuart Mitchell

This International Women’s Day the Vision Impact Institute is highlighting the critical role good vision plays in creating a more balanced world for women and girls. Today, the organization launched the Vision for Balance campaign to encourage women and girls to share how good vision has positively impacted their lives. Around the world, women and girls face barriers to seeing well, including lack of awareness, limited access to vision care, and cultural stigmas against wearing spectacles.  “Globally, women make up 55 percent of all people with vision impairment and two-thirds of…

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Old Navy Celebrates International Women’s Day With Sky-High Messages of Empowerment

Stuart Mitchell

Old Navy is celebrating International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month with an inspiring campaign that encourages women and girls to know the sky’s the limit. The family apparel brand encouraged people in Los Angeles and San Francisco on Friday, March 8, and New York on Saturday, March 9, to go outside, look up, and read sky-high words of empowerment placed by professional skytypers. “At Old Navy, we believe in supporting and elevating women in everything we do – from the products we create to the workplace culture we foster,”…

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In Honor of International Women’s Day, Always® Continues Their Commitment to Help #EndPeriodPoverty and Keep Girls in School

Stuart Mitchell

In honor of International Women’s Day, Always, the leader in global feminine care, is continuing efforts to raise awareness and take action to help #EndPeriodPoverty with a month-long donation campaign. Together with your help, Always wants to ensure that all girls can confidently stay in school and have the opportunity to become whomever they dream to be. The brand’s first #EndPeriodPoverty campaign in the United States this past back-to-school season, culminated in a donation of over 15 million period products to school-aged girls in need via long-term partner Feeding America®.…

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The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation Funds Female Athletes in Honor of International Women’s Day

Stuart Mitchell

In honor of International Women’s Day, The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation announced today they are celebrating female athletes across the U.S. by providing funding to girls youth sports teams in need. The DICK’S Foundation will fully-fund all girls Sports Matter projects currently on DonorsChoose.org. The Sports Matter program works to address the growing issues of underfunded youth athletics nationwide through equipment, uniform and monetary donations. This announcement comes on a day where groups are celebrating ways to make a positive difference for women worldwide.   “This year, we are celebrating…

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