World Women's Day 2023: Accept, embrace, advocate equity!

This year's motto for International Women's Day is "Embrace Equity". The campaign aims to inspire people around the world to talk about why equal opportunities are no longer enough.

Equality is not just a nice-to-have, it's a must-have. But for that to happen, a focus on gender equity must be part of every society's DNA. The terms equity and equality are often used interchangeably, but despite their similarity, they are inherently different concepts. But what is this difference?

Equality means that every person or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that everyone has different conditions and distributes exactly the resources and opportunities needed for equal outcomes.

Those interested in learning more about World Women's Day 2023 can and should visit https://www.internationalwomensday.com/. There are numerous resources there on this year's theme.