Greetings CUPE Local 2081, and Happy International Women’s Day!
On March 8th, CUPE Local 2081 stands with people across Canada and around the world in celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. We have so many women in our community and all are worth celebrating, honouring, and supporting. We are proud to report that the Executive leadership of Local 2081 is more than 50% women. Let’s celebrate the women who help keep Local 2081 running, and the people who support them!
While we have much to celebrate, we also have much to fight for. Did you know the pre-pandemic, women earned 32% less than men? Racialized women made 40% less than white men; Indigenous women made 45% less; and immigrant and disabled women made about 56% less. These numbers are staggering, and the pandemic has only added to these discrepancies. More women have been diagnosed and died from COVID-19, because sectors and industries that employ predominantly women have been hit hardest. This is on top of already existing gender-based micro aggressions, sexualized violence, and income disparity.
This is why we together we must choose to challenge gender inequality – today, and everyday.
Check out these resources / events for IWD 2021!
- International Women’s Day Panel, hosted by Camosun’s Co-Op & Career Services: March 8th, 3pm. Register Now
- Camosun Library’s International Women’s Day Libguide
- CUPE’s Stop Workplace Sexual Violence guide and pamphlet to raise awareness, support survivors and challenge sexual violence
- International Women’s Day official website and herstory
- CUPE’s fact sheets on Pronouns and Allies on Gender Diversity
- Campaign resources on child careand health care
- Pledge your support on the Canadian Labour Congress’s website to demand a pandemic recovery that center’s women’s rights and gender equality
- Bargaining tools on domestic violence, harassment and other gender issues.
We hope that you can join us in continuing to resist all forms of oppression, for all peoples. Resist: racism, colonialism, ableism, homophobia and transphobia.
