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www.insideHALTON.com |OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, March 10, 2017 114 I N S P I R I N G C H A N G E F O R G R E A T E R A W A R E N E S S O F W O M E N 'S E Q U A L I T Y Celebration and recognition of women worldwide International W o m e n 's D ay m ean s d iffe re n t th in g s to d iffe re n t people, b u t th e global focus on eq u a lity and cel eb ra tion is clear. T h ro u g h o u t ancient and m od ern h istory, w o m e n have collaborated and lead purposeful action to redress inequal ity in th e hope o f a b e tte r fu tu re fo r th e ir com m u nities, children and th em se lve s. W h e th e r th ro u g h bold w e ll-d o c um en ted action o r th ro u g h hu m ble resistance th a t never m ade it into th e h is to ry books, w o m e n have united fo r e q u a lity and a ch ie vem en t forever. A n d a lo n g th e w a y, one p a rticu larly po w e rfu l colla b ora tio n lead to th e fo rm a tio n o f a glo b a lly united m o m e n t fo r w o m e n across coun tries to com e to g e th e r in hope and ac tion. T h a t m o m e n t is "In te rn a tion al W o m e n 's Day". Started in th e e a rly 1900's, th e a lm ig h ty and tenaciou s S u ffra g e tte s fo rge d purposeful action fo r equality. It w a s th e S u ffra g e tte s w h o sta rted International W o m e n 's Day, w ith th e firs t officia lly nam ed 'In te rn a tio n a l W o m e n 's D ay" e ve n t held in 1911. A n d still to th is day, International W o m e n 's D ay c o n tin ues to be a po w e rfu l p la tform g lo b a lly th a t unifies te n a city and drives action fo r gen der parity, w h ile celeb ratin g th e social, cultural, econom ic and political a ch ie vem en ts o f wom en. T h e specific va lu es th a t drive International W o m e n 's D ay provide an im p o rta n t p a ra m e te r fo r g u id in g th e action, b e h aviou rs and e th o s associated w ith th is critical and g lo b a l ly-s u p p o rte d day. T h e ten International W o m e n 's D ay va lu es are: still prevails as w o m e n seek equal tre a tm e n t, cond ition s and o p p o rtu n itie s to th a t o f m en. DIGNITY D ignity, as a value, refers to th e idea th a t all people have th e rig h t to be valued, respected and receive ethical tre a t m ent. T h e w o rd is derived fro m Latin d ign ita s m e an ing w o rth in e ss. HOPE H ope is th e fe e lin g o f exp ectation and desire fo r a certain th in g to happen. T h e S u ffra g e tte s cam paigned tire le ssly fo r a b e tte r w o rld , one w h e re th e y tru ste d th a t w o m e n w o u ld receive equal righ ts and op portu n ities. JUSTICE T h e S u ffra g e tte s toiled u n re se rve d ly fo r justice, d ig n ity and hope. 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