This year’s International Women’s Day’s theme is ‘Investing in Women: Accelerate Progress’. At LARC, we cannot think of a more appropriate theme for all of us if we want to create a more prosperous economy and a healthy planet. The United Nations lays out five key reasons for why we must all invest in women: - Investing in women, a human rights issue: Time is running out. Gender equality is the greatest human rights challenge, benefiting everyone. - Ending poverty: Due to the COVID pandemic and conflicts, 75 million more people have fallen into severe poverty since 2020. Immediate action is crucial to prevent over 342 million women and girls living in poverty by 2030. - Implementing gender-responsive financing: Conflicts and rising prices may lead 75% of countries to cut public spending by 2025, negatively impacting women and their essential services. - Shifting to a green economy and care society: The current economic system disproportionately affects women. Advocates propose a shift to a green economy and care society to amplify women's voices. - Supporting feminist change-makers: Despite leading efforts, feminist organizations receive only 0.13% of official development assistance. Let us all lift up the voices of all women and strengthen our entire community, together. Learn more about International Women’s Day here: https://lnkd.in/ejqM5hP8. #InvestinWomen #19Strong
