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The world is celebrating International Women's Day. So you know what that means. Lithuanian police officers are probably giving tulips to female drivers again. But an online feminist community called the School of Feminism has suggested another cool way to commemorate the occasion.

Posters. The organization uploaded a series of designs to the internet, listing some of the biggest achievements that societies' have earned in their quest towards equality. "Thanks to feminists, women can vote, work, abort [their pregnancies], divorce [spouses], wear pants, read any book [they like], use birth control, take out a loan..." Anyone who wants to use the posters can download and print out the designs or simply share them online.

"There are still many rights to fight for to achieve real equality between women and men around the world," School of Feminism concluded. "Let's keep up the fight."

More info: schooloffeminism.org | Facebook | Instagram

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you to the pioneer women who pushed for the rights of women. I proudly stand as a woman knowing I have these rights because of them and their suffrage to get us where we are today

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"There are many things [women can] thank feminism for," School of Feminism told Bored Panda. "From being able to vote to wearing pants, these are just a few obvious things that we do not consider on a day to day basis and that is why our simple and clear message has been so viral. But despite of all our achievements, we continue to live in a tremendously macho and unequal society. Do not forget that there still are many rights to fight for to achieve real equality throughout the world."

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The first university in the world in Morocco has been founded by a woman. Just saying

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"Everyone has the potential to make a change in the world," they said. "When we released this series, we didn’t expect such a huge reaction because we didn’t have a community to share the project with." However, people in the internet found it despite the low like count on School of Feminism's social media pages. "We published the images on our personal accounts and they began to spread quickly."

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In one week School of Feminism’s Instagram account has grown from 0 to 13k followers and their Facebook page has reached 21k, and the numbers keep climbing.

"We are receiving messages from all around the world, including Spain, Portugal, Mexico, France, Italy, Chile, Poland, Ukraine, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, thanking us thanks and asking us to translate the posters into their native languages."

"We’ve ignited a worldwide conversation about feminism, and people are actively commenting and sharing their points of view thought direct messages and comments. To us, this is a great achievement because there still are people who do not understand that Feminism, as Angela Davis said, 'is the radical idea that women are human beings.'"

"We firmly believe that through [active] communication we can translate the concepts of Feminism into something so simple, everyone will be able to understand and embrace it."

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Daria Z
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For this, I cannot thank them enough! Pants (jeans in particular) are pretty much my only type of bottom-wear all year round =)

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After the Socialist Party of America organized a Women's Day on February 28, 1909, in New York, the 1910 International Socialist Woman's Conference suggested that Women's Day be held annually. After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national holiday there. Then, socialist movements and communist countries began celebrating that day until it was officially adopted in 1975 by the United Nations.

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Linda Saholt
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Have survived several marriages to men who demanded to have total control over every penny, and wanted to fight if I wanted to buy something with my own money. They are no longer a part of my life.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In a lot of tribes is was the women who hunted and women who were warriors too. Women's role in society as a worker has changed over the years for many reasons. Women went to work during war, because the men were not there to do it. Queen Elizabeth was a Mechanic during WWII.

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The official theme for International Women's Day 2019 is: 'Think equal, build smart, innovate for change.' "At a time when innovation is dominant, shaping and changing the way people live in every part of the world, we have to be intentional about its use to positively impact the lives of women and girls," UN Women stated. "That means making sure they are not only consumers of innovation, but take their place as innovators. With their engagement, both design and execution of solutions can address the unique needs of women and girls, from the creation of decent work to delivery of products, services and infrastructure for women in all walks of life. This year’s theme for International Women’s Day, “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate for Change” puts innovation at the centre of efforts to reflect the needs and viewpoints of women and girls and to resolve barriers to public services and opportunities."

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Kaisu Rei
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's really wild to think that women ever needed permission from men in order to use birth control, that's just disgusting

diane a
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Men who refused permission to their wives should have been banned from having sex with them..

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Aída Sorgentini
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's still b******t that while women are fertil about 3 days a months, and men are 24/7, birth control is focus on W instead of M...

Smerv
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Next step: "Birth control pills should probably be made for men. It makes more sense to unload a gun than to shoot at a bulletproof vest!" -- Bill Murray tweeting

Ria Young
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I married in 1963. Asked a dctor about the birth control pill and was told he was not allowed to prescribe this to single girls. Hewrote the script for me in what was ro be my married name and dated it for the Monday after the wedding.

Janice Seagraves
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women have had a fight on their hands when it came to birth control. Preachers used to shout from the pulpit that taking or using birth control was a mortal sin. Women had to be stealthy about any kind of early birth control such as the wax version of the diaphragm. And had to have their husband's permission when modern-day birth control finally came on the market.

Aunt Messy
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who are you kidding? Religious freaks are still screaming about birth control.

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Agnes Jekyll
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even in the 80s, it was illegal (in some provinces) for women to promote and publish information about birth control

Dog Lover
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If men could get pregnant, there would be an abortion clinic on every corner.

Val/Malibu/Dante/Bob
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! Because men still are made out to be SOOOOOOOOO much more important than women. But no!! We are all the same!!!

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Monika Soffronow
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is only true if you do not live in a country that still has not taken control back from the Catholic church. The misery that faith has caused, and is still causing, women in South America is mind-boggling. Women are basically seen as baby factories. The same goes for right-wing evangelican christians in general.

Grainne Gillespie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The first abortions only started in Ireland in January last year and in 2012 an Indian woman named Savita Halappanavar died in Ireland because she was refused an abortion because her miscarrying fetus still had a heartbeat

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Marie Bourgerie
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not just permission, birth control used to be illegal. Women who would educate others on birth control methods were fined and thrown in jail. People believed women shouldn't enjoy sex

Aunt Messy
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, the Victorians believed that women couldn't get pregnant unless they had an orgasm during sex. That meant - in their ignorant little heads - that no rape victim could ever get pregnant. If she got pregnant, she enjoyed it, therefore it was not rape.

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Maggie Collins
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, there was a time when husbands had to SIGN their agreement! OMG!

Xoxo
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Vasalgel. Look it up. Completely reversible and with zero side effects thus far with 100% success in rodents and primates. Just waiting for it to be FDA approved.

Peko
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's looking promising but nowhere near as close to FDA approval as the inventors make it seem. I'd be surprised if it made it to market in the US or Europe before 2025 and more likely sometime in the 2030s, and that's if things go smoothly.

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Monika Soffronow
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interesting! https://onlinedoctor.superdrug.com/birth-control-around-the-world/

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Greg Schaper
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or better yet, Carl Djerassi and Gregory Pincus - they invented it. You're welcome ladies.

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If you don't want babies, there's a method that's more effective than birth control. It's called abstinence... just saying.

Ozacoter
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Women were not suposed to deny sex to their husbands. So how was that an option?

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Thank Capitalism you mean. The Pill was invented by men and promoted For Profit by pharmaceutical companies.

Smerv
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's always been somekind of birth control. It has been prohibited mostly by men. The pill was invented by two men, but the idea came from Margaret Sanger. Still mostly men are opposing birth control or family planning and feminists keep fighting for womens rights to their own bodies.

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"Remoteness need no longer be an exclusion issue when mobile money technology and digital payments can deliver social benefits to even the most remote households. Lack of roads need not prevent life-saving medication from reaching patients, with smart inventions like 15-year old Nigerian Eno Ekanem’s drone to make drops to rural areas, controlled by SMS messaging."

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also thank LGBTQ+ movements, they made same sex marriage legal!! Not all women want to marry males. :)

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According to the statement, women and girls must have opportunities to contribute to making real change, and help shape the policies, services and infrastructure that impact their lives. "As we have seen from recent marches for climate action in Europe and elsewhere—they are ready to do so."

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being able to run is one thing, not facing prejudice and sexism if you try is another.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Without this one, I wouldn't have been able to graduate university, as both my mom and dad took turns to take loans each year. Thanks mom and dad (and thanks to feminism too).

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people think its "disgusting" to talk about it in public. I don't get why, it's natural, like "Oh, she sneezed in public! disgusting!" both are natural.(Edit: I'm a female, my friends and I talk about it.)

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Feminists is about giving women rights. The right to make a choice. It's not about picking a side on a controversial topic.

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All ladies in the military, I respect y'all!!

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody does it in public here in Russia, mostly because it's too intimate a process for any strangers to see. Though I don't understand how this can be considered disgusting by anyone :-|

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But a woman still can't walk around topless like a man can. Edit: I wasn't choosing sides, I was just pointing something out. And not because it's illegal or whatever but because women wouldn't feel safe doing so in places a man might be seen without a shirt.

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