International Women's Day breakfast held at IPJ

USD celebrates International Women's Day at the Institute for Peace and Justice.
PHOTO © RYAN BRENNAN/ THE VISTA

The Vista

March 13, 2008

March 8 is a day for women. Since 1975, it has been known as International Women’s Day, a day when women can come together and discuss important issues such as women’s education, violence against women and women’s equality.

For the fourth year, the Institute for Peace and Justice held the International Women’s Day Celebration Breakfast on Friday, March 7.

The main focus of the breakfast was to discuss possible options for funding future projects promoting gender equity. Speakers also talked about their recent attendance at the Commission on the Status of Women.

“Things have gone from bad to worse with this,” said Dee Aker, deputy director of IPJ, in reference to sexual violence against women. (Full story)