ACTIONAID: FACEBOOK IN THE 1950S
We’ve come a long way, but is inequality just a thing of the past?
What would your life have been like in the 1950s? ActionAid are giving you the chance to give your Facebook profile a 1950s makeover and see how different your life would have been!
OXFAM: GET TOGETHER
Support women living in poverty around the world by fundraising with the Oxfam Get Together.
Your Get Together could be anything from coffee and cake at work to a Mexican fiesta evening. It’s all about having a great time with your friends and raising money to ensure women around the world get the opportunities in life they deserve.
SAVE THE CHILDREN: Family planning
Join Save the Children and call for a renewed commitment to women’s empowerment and gender equality.
A women’s reproductive health is important not only for her, but for her family. All women should be able to take control over this and choose when and whether to have a family.
But 215 million women who want to avoid pregnancy are unable to use an effective form of family planning.
WOMEN'S AID: Save Lives, Save Refuges
1.2 million women in the last year in England & Wales reported experiencing domestic abuse – this is why it’s so important to keep refuges open. If you agree, it’s really easy to help – just sign our petition here and your voice to our campaign to save domestic violence services http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/45058
CARE: Walk in her shoes
Ayanna’s only 14, but she walks a half marathon each day fetching water for her family.
Instead she could be focusing at school, playing or chatting with friends, having the chance to reach her potential.
This International Women’s Day take a Walk In Her Shoes with @CARE International UK
UK FEMINISTA: fast feminism
Snappy action once a week!
Small actions make a big difference and UK Feminista’s Fast Feminism feature offers bite-size actions you can take in a few seconds or a couple of minutes every week to play a part in building a feminist future.