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Last Saturday I felt a little discriminated as a woman.
I was the only person waiting at our favourite stall of nuts, seeds and delicious tapas. It is run by a couple of immigrant men, who are always friendly and super enthusiastic (much more than their Belgian colleagues).
As they were busy restocking, I waited patiently for them to finish. But when a male customer arrived a little later, he was immediately helped.
Of course I let it pass, perhaps they had not seen me. But I was surprised by the nagging feeling of injustice, this gave me. And it was just a minor, insignificant incident.
So I can only imagine how deep this feeling must be for other women in serious incidents.
Today is International Women’s Day, established more than a century ago to support gender equality and celebrate the achievements of women.
Tip for today
Celebrate the women in your life: Send flowers, write a card, give a small gift or spoil them a little extra today. It doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman; we can all show our gratitude and love for the women around us.
Some facts about women
(found on the internet, so don’t shoot me if there are a few more or less)
- Women make up 50% of the world’s population.
- Women do 66% of all work.
- Women earn 10% of the world’s income.
- Women own 1% of all assets.
- Of all the world’s government leaders, 5% are women.
- Of all the world’s poor, 75% are women.
- Of all the world’s illiterate, 66% are women.
- Of all the world’s refugees, 75% are women.
- In Belgium and the Netherlands, an average of 40% of political offices are held by women
- Women in Belgium earn on average 15% less than men.
I suppose they have a very creative marketing team (or marketing partners) at Nike, because most of their commercials a have a strong message.
I found some really good ones about women and girls and this is one of them!
(Personal note to you: I do not get any commission, nor do I have Nike-stocks – unfortunately).