Bagaholicboy Muses #170 – Celebrating International Women’s Day!
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day; a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. And while it may mean different things to different women, any occasion to celebrate the fairer gender is good in my books. Women have an additional reason to indulge and pamper themselves on this day as well, especially poignant since not too long ago they were not even allowed to vote. Today, women are earning as much as their male counterparts and have progressed far since the very first event held back in 1911.
With that said however, there are still women in the world today that face oppression, and you can do your part to support causes that benefit the unprivileged. For example, you can pick up Diane von Furstenberg’s compilation CD, Proud to be Woman, an album to benefit Vital Voices. Priced at just SGD27 each, proceeds from the sale of the CD will benefit the organisation, dedicated to empowering women worldwide.
Local jeweller Goldheart is also offering a special 13.8% on top of all existing jewellery discounts till 14 March 2010. And from 15 March 2010, they will also be giving away a SGD500 gift voucher when you purchase from anything from their Ascenté collection worth above SGD3000.
Happy Women’s Day ladies!
Alot of people don’t realise that the majority of people hungry around the world are women… and yet these women produce 60-80% of the food! The answer to hunger, I really believe lies with women. You can also send a message of solidarity to women across the world for International Women’s Day at http://www.wfp.org/women