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People around the world are being urged to raise awareness against bias and take action for equality this International Women’s Day.

Data shows women in the workplace continue to suffer from pay disparity and lack in leadership

roles. A PwC study reveals it will take more than 200 years to bring women’s pay on par with men’s.

 

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Women across the Western World are already equal to Men. Equality is a significant issue for Women across the Islamic World.

martinjcowling Their first step is to ignore anyone named Andrew Bolt.

I for one, am so sick and tired of this relentless nonsense of women and equality and I am a female. It’s embarrassing. If women really want equality,let’s scrap quota’s and just get on with things. Planning to give international men’s day such traction?

My daughter asked her teacher when we have an international mems day. She wasn't impressed😩

Let's start by forcing women to work in the most dangerous jobs in the world. Where 95% are men

If you think they’re after equality then you’re being naive.

Presenting natural differences between sexes as a moral wrong is, at best, just a sexual provocation: beta-females desperate to attract the attention of alpha males.

we need more women working as roofers all these dam men, white men up on roofs working in 40C heat, they are selfish !

Yes equality for everyone start with 50/50 child custody kidsneeddads

We need more female garbos and sewage workers.

Of all the problems women face in the world, you know, like being stoned and treated like virtual slaves, here we are, worried about “bias” GFY.

But Hume said the liberals don't have to?

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