International Women’s Day 2020

International Women’s Day is not simply a day of celebration, but a call for action to continue to press for complete gender equality. Stevenage World Forum joined along with other organisations from countries around the world, marking International Women’s Day as a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. International Women’s Day is also a chance for us to connect with women’s struggles in the UK and across the world. 

This year’s event invited women to chat about “who gives a crap…!” Yes, that’s right! To celebrate International Women’s Day, we held table discussions to talk about toilets and problems faced by females. Recycled toilet rolls went up for sale for the benefit of 40% of the world’s population who don’t have access to toilets. In addition to the recent panic buying of toilet rolls (due to the pandemic), there were some toilet rolls made available for the benefit of the charity to help build more toilets. This showed how important gender equality is for economies and communities to thrive.