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THE MALVERNIAN
Everyone can be involved!
Today is International Women’s Day
A day day day dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women raising awareness against bias and crucially taking action for equality every day Today is is International Women’s Day
— a a a a a a a a a a day day dedicated to celebrating the achievements of women raising awareness against bias and crucially taking action for equality equality every day Gender equality equality is is not a a a a a a a a a a female issue it’s a a a a a a a a a a social and economic imperative It’s vital that we include men in in this equation After all they make up about half of of the the the the global population — not to mention the the the the majority of of the the the the leadership positions (According to McKinsey & LeanIn’s latest
Women in in in in the the Workplace Report men men hold 79
percent of of the the C-suite — and if we’re looking at CEOs of of Fortune 500 companies male representation balloons to to to 93 percent )
The best way to to to to move conversation to to to to action is to to to to include all all of us in the equation!
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK
WELLNESS GROUP
What is International Women's Day
all about?
International Women's Day
is a a a a a a a a global day celebrating the social economic cultural and political achievements of women The day also marks a a a a a a a a call to action for accelerating gender parity Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to to celebrate women's women's achievements or or rally for women's women's equality Marked annually on on March 8th International Women's Day
(IWD) is one of of the the most important days of of the the year to:
Celebrate women's women's achievements Raise awareness about women's women's equality Lobby for for accelerated gender parity Fundraise for for female-focused charities
Success story: J K Rowling
At the the the start of of her career the the the British author struggled with the the the loss of of her her her mother mother a a a a divorce single motherhood poverty and ill mental health It took her her five years to to write her her first book of the Harry Potter series which initially got rejected by 12
publishing companies until
Bloomsbury took a a chance on her Her success today:
- World's first billionaire author - Best selling living author in in in in Britain
- Harry Potter: translated into 73
different languages sold movie rights
to Warner Brothers sold 450 million copies
Where can gender equality be improved?
#1 Provide an even access access to education
Around the the the world world women women women still have less access access to to education
education
than men men men men 1⁄4 of young women women women between 15-24 will not finish primary school Of all the the the illiterate people in in the the the world world 2⁄3 are women women women #2 Improve employment equality Only 6 countries in the the world give women the the same legal work rights
as men men men #3 Job Integration
One of of the the causes for gender inequality within employment is is the the the division of of jobs In most societies there’s an an inherent belief that men men are simply better equipped to handle certain jobs jobs Most of the the the time those are the the the jobs jobs that pay the the the best #4 Increase Political representation of of women Of all national parliaments at at at at the beginning of of of of 2019 only 24 3% of of of of of seats were were filled by women women As of of of of of June of of of of 2019 11 Heads of of of of State were were women women women Despite progress in in this area over over the years women women are are still grossly underrepresented in in government and the the political process How can you help
support? 1 Use our social media and promotional tools Use #NWHW and #FindYourHealth in in any social media messages you share 2 Organize events or activities in in in your community 3 Bottom Line is is that none should discriminate against someones gender 4 Wear something purple green or or white to show your support!
5 When you return to school be an advocate for National Womens Days Do not stand for gender inequality no matter how small Contact: perry_jacob@malverncollege org org uk uk / / zeidi_arianna@malverncollege org org uk uk / / watson_zachary@malverncollege org org uk uk / colsman_Jacqueline@malverncollege org org uk uk For any support Testing Centre
Over 50 staff volunteered their time to help
at the the Testing Centre
Testing was available for staff and pupils every weekday from the start of term with over 3000 tests completed We mass-tested pupils when they arrived back in in March carrying out over 250 tests each day in a a a a a 4-hour period We now have a a a a a couple of booths open twice a a a week to to to ensure we we still test
contractors and visitors as required Staff and pupils have moved to home testing twice a a a a a week week as as of last week week A BIG thank you to all of our volunteers I have been working closely with Malvern College on behalf of the NHS Deep Cleaning and and Advisory Service and and I re iterate how exceptional Malvern College is in all aspects of their protocols procedures and principles in in in tackling this current Pandemic I am in in in total admiration of how the team at at Malvern adapt to new changes and and procedures and and implement them seamlessly into everyday life at Malvern With over 180 Schools in our portfolio whom we work directly with I can safely say that Malvern College is indeed the benchmark of how it should be be done!
NHS Deep Cleaning and Advisory Service The Wellness Group
The Wellness Group
is led by students to promote well-being and draw attention to to important and current topics among the Malvern community Our goal is to educate support inform and inspire with varying topics every week which we we present on posters and distribute to to everyone As well as as weekly topics such as as Posture during Lockdown Anti-bullying or Mental Health we have monthly specials our most recent being the International Women’s week The week started with the the International Women’s Day
on on the the 8th of March to celebrate the social economic cultural and political achievements of women Our poster included information about the history of this day how important equality is is is in our lives and ideas on how to get involved and support this An example of a a a a remarkable woman’s achievement is is J K Rowling
a a a a a a British author who came from a a a a a poor background and struggled with mental health issues for a a a a a great great part of her life Her great great success with Harry Potter and working hard on her despite facing difficulties is inspirational for every Malvernian THE MALVERNIAN
11 Arianna Jacob Zachary Jacqueline Every 90 seconds a a a a a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth
Women in ancient Rome wore the the sweat of gladiators to improve their beauty and complexion
Women earn more than 60% of all college degrees in the United States
Origin: a a a a march of 15 000 women in in in New York City in in in 08 08 03 1908 for shorter hours better pay and the right to vote
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Women account for 70% of the population living in in absolute poverty (on less than $1 00 a a a a a a day 603 million women live in countries where domestic violence is not yet considered a crime
Women tend to talk more more than men men men do A recent study shows that women say on average 13 000 more more words per day than men