Happy Women's Day!
Happy International Women's Day! As women in tech, Holly and I toasted each other with great coffee -- and all of you other techno babes. We are hailing from Portland where we have a brandnew office (see photos from the trusty Macbook Pro of our view!). We are getting pings from all over the country from our women colleagues in tech - Usha, Beth, Joyce, Michelle -- saluting you all in the NTEN community! Special greetings to our board chair (yep, an extraordinary woman) Lynn Labieniec from Beaconfire.
Around the world, International Women's Day (IWD) marks a celebration of the economic, social, cultural and political achievements for women.
The first IWD was held on 19 March 1911 in Germany, Austria, Denmark and several other European countries. German women selected this date because in 1848 the Prussian king had promised the vote for women. It took another 50-some years but in 1911, over one million leaflets calling for the right to vote were distributed throughout Germany right before IWD. The IWD is always celebrated on 8 March and is an occasion marked by women's groups around the world. The day is commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. Women in every country, more often than not divided by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate this important date that represents equality, justice, peace and development -- and empowerment. We are all connected -- women around the world. And thanks to technology, we are better able to communicate with each other than ever before. We still have a long ways to go, but on this 8th of March 2007, power and hope to us all.
