The Bureau of Gender Affairs BGA, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be hosting a banner event today to mark International Women’s Day IWD.
The event, scheduled to take place at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, is being held under the IWD’s theme, ‘Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow’.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, is expected to bring greetings at the event.
Speaking at a recent IWD Church Service in Kingston, Acting Principal Director, Gender Affairs and Head of the BGA, Sharon Coburn-Robinson, said that the celebration of IWD marks the increasing recognition of the struggles of women against all forms of discrimination and exploitation.
She added that it also focuses on the need for equality, national liberation, democracy, peace and progress in countries worldwide.
Mrs. Coburn-Robinson said that March 8 was specifically chosen to commemorate the day because it is associated with significant events emerging from the Women’s Rights Movement during the early 1900s.
