We also celebrate our allies: menĬommitted to equality who stand behind and beside us, in public and in private, Their lives-to the fight for gender equality. That’s how movements grow, and it’s how progress happens.Īround the world who have dedicated their lives-and in some cases even sacrificed Role to play in understanding what needs to be done and taking the rightĪctions in support of equality. Gender-equal world, women can’t do it alone. As the IWD website puts it: “Equality is not a women’s Theme of this year’s International Women’s Day, #EachforEqual, really resonates with me.
To me, “equality” means giving everyone anĮqual opportunity to contribute, to speak out, to make change. Wedding ring, you’ll find a simple engraving: “50/50.”
Married, we decided the rings we would wear every day ought to reflect theĭeepest of our shared commitments: the idea that we would both contributeĮqually, to our relationship and to the world.
