Rivka's Meme: Answers
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piqueen: Do you support the 'Million Women Rise' aim of a national holiday for
international women's day?
Hm. I immediately think "Yes, of course," and then realise I don't know what I'm talking about.
So first I went and found the Million Women Rise website and read it, and then I tried to find out how many public holidays there are already in the UK and Ireland, compared to elsewhere in the EU or Europe.
England and Wales get 8, Northern Ireland get 10 (St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne), and Scotland get 9. The Republic of Ireland get 9. France get 11 to 13 depending on region. Germany seems to have up to 16, depending on region.
According to Wikipedia, "The day is an official holiday in Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Croatia,[citation needed] Cuba,[citation needed] Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro,[citation needed], Nepal (for women only), Poland,[citation needed] Russia, Serbia,[citation needed] Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam,[citation needed] and Zambia."
So yes. I think the UK and Ireland, both bits, can afford an extra public holiday. And I think it's one worth having. Lots of people find it really hard to think of women who have achieved much at all on a national or international scale, and I think publicly drawing that to people's attention might help some. It's the "name ten famous women" thing.
piqueen: Do you support the 'Million Women Rise' aim of a national holiday forinternational women's day?
By supporting the Statement of Demands attached you will be asking the Government and societies, both at home and internationally:
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For International Women’s Day to become a National Bank Holiday in the UK and Ireland in recognition of and to celebrate women’s achievements
Hm. I immediately think "Yes, of course," and then realise I don't know what I'm talking about.
So first I went and found the Million Women Rise website and read it, and then I tried to find out how many public holidays there are already in the UK and Ireland, compared to elsewhere in the EU or Europe.
England and Wales get 8, Northern Ireland get 10 (St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne), and Scotland get 9. The Republic of Ireland get 9. France get 11 to 13 depending on region. Germany seems to have up to 16, depending on region.
According to Wikipedia, "The day is an official holiday in Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Croatia,[citation needed] Cuba,[citation needed] Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro,[citation needed], Nepal (for women only), Poland,[citation needed] Russia, Serbia,[citation needed] Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam,[citation needed] and Zambia."
So yes. I think the UK and Ireland, both bits, can afford an extra public holiday. And I think it's one worth having. Lots of people find it really hard to think of women who have achieved much at all on a national or international scale, and I think publicly drawing that to people's attention might help some. It's the "name ten famous women" thing.