Many activities about women’s issues can be planned. The following are only examples of the kinds of activities which can be organized to mark International Women’s Day:
- Research and make a display to highlight key Canadian women’s rights advocates. Women in History website can provide a start at: http://www.niagara.com/~merrwill
- Take a quiz on Women and Work in Canada at: http://www.cyberbeach.net/~willows/cupw/local/site/iwd.htm
- Highlight the contributions of Canadian women. Information on Canadian women in various fields can be found at National Library of Canada’s website at: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/digiproj/women/ewomen.htm
- Screen a video on the status or rights of women in Canada. National Film Board of Canada has many interesting titles at: http://www.nfb.ca/
- Invite guest speakers from your community to discuss women’s rights issues. This could be a roundtable, panel discussion or informal discussion group.
- Read a biography or autobiography of a famous Canadian woman. Suggest this as an idea for your book club.
- Distribute information about International Women’s Day or women’s achievements. Women in World History website contains valuable information. Use it to write a column for your school newspaper.
- Find out about International Women’s Day events in your community and advertise them and encourage students to attend.
- Network and exchange information with other community groups working to promote women’s rights.
- Obtain a copy of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. Discuss its various clauses and how to ensure that it respected.
