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International Women's Day 2015

  • 08-03-2015 10:40pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭


    Bit late since the day is nearly over, but hey ho.

    Hope it's not a duplicate, but couldn't see anything anywhere else.

    Today was International Women's Day: International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.

    So, who are the women who inspire you?

    Who are the women in your life who have achieved great things and should be celebrated?

    If you're a woman, what are your achievements that should be celebrated?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    My mother. I was working today though so I might just honour her next Sunday.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 125 ✭✭random1337


    When is International Men's Day?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 227 ✭✭Baby Jane


    random1337 wrote: »
    When is international Men's day?
    November. 19th. Google has more.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Zippie84


    random1337 wrote: »
    When is International Men's Day?

    19th November.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Zippie84


    Baby Jane wrote: »
    November. 19th. Google has more.


    Yep. Google is pretty awesome for finding out stuff isn't it ;)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,479 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Michael D let off some balloons I saw on the News.

    Should do.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 125 ✭✭random1337


    Baby Jane wrote: »
    November. 19th. Google has more.

    I wasn't implying anything, I was just simply inquiring.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    random1337 wrote: »
    When is International Men's Day?

    Who cares in relation to this thread?

    Anyway I was out with the bf today checking out suits for his birthday, he got a right slagging in the shop getting fancy clothes bought for him on women's day

    Women I admire are some of those in my industry IT who have made a difference


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Zippie84


    random1337 wrote: »
    I wasn't implying anything, I was just simply inquiring.

    I look forward to coming back on November 19th if someone posts a thread and celebrate the many amazing men I know.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,526 ✭✭✭Slicemeister


    I knew tae was a bit lax this evening.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,389 ✭✭✭NachoBusiness


    Liz Murray.



    They made a film about her called Homeless to Harvard (available at all good tube sites).

    What I like about her is that she never blamed anyone else, for anything, even though she had lots of reasons to.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭bodice ripper


    So that's why my period was early.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,361 ✭✭✭✭One eyed Jack


    Zippie84 wrote: »
    So, who are the women who inspire you?


    Hillary Clinton would definitely be top of that list, followed closely by far too many to mention.

    (couple of Boardsies too! :o)

    Who are the women in your life who have achieved great things and should be celebrated?


    The women I work with on a daily basis who have overcome so much in their own lives and don't seek any praise for having overcome their own personal difficulties. They don't see their achievements as great things, but I do :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Zippie84


    Zippie84 wrote: »
    Bit late since the day is nearly over, but hey ho.

    Hope it's not a duplicate, but couldn't see anything anywhere else.

    Today was International Women's Day: International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.

    So, who are the women who inspire you?

    Who are the women in your life who have achieved great things and should be celebrated?

    If you're a woman, what are your achievements that should be celebrated?

    Oh and for my part, I'm not someone who would be the type of person to list famous people doing amazing things on a wide platform, who already get so much recognition.

    I'm continually inspired everyday much more by 'ordinary' women overcoming difficult life situations, women who make an amazing difference in others' life, but who don't get a fraction of the recognition they deserve.

    I'm thinking particularly of a couple of female friends who have experienced very painful life situations, but are such wonderful people, and who bring such joy to my life, and inspire me more than any famous person ever could.


  • Registered Users Posts: 103 ✭✭jjC123


    Hedy Lamarr.
    Incredible mathematician who invented frequency hopping technology still used in WIFI today.
    Also happened to be an iconic Hollywood actress. Because why the fook not?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,842 ✭✭✭s8n


    Stheno wrote: »

    Anyway I was out with the bf today checking out suits for his birthday, he got a right slagging in the shop getting fancy clothes bought for him on women's day

    you were out buying him a new birthday suit ??

    :eek::eek:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    I watched a documentary on Cuman na mBan, the prominent role women had in the Rising, War and following Civil War. and then how they were screwed over. Worth checking out if on the TG4 player


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 227 ✭✭Baby Jane


    Yeah, great story. Very inspirational. She was sleeping on park benches while completing the equivalent of the leaving cert, and still excelled in it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Zippie84


    Baby Jane wrote: »
    Yeah, great story. Very inspirational. She was sleeping on park benches while completing the equivalent of the leaving cert, and still excelled in it.

    Watching it now, but only been half paying attention as I'm tired, going to go back to it tomorrow and give it the attention it deserves.

    Love Ted Talks!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,884 ✭✭✭✭mfceiling


    Just a pity that it happened to fall on the same day as "National I don't give a fcuk day"


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  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    s8n wrote: »
    you were out buying him a new birthday suit ??

    :eek::eek:

    Yes the current one is too old saggy and wrinkly :d


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Zippie84


    mfceiling wrote: »
    Just a pity that it happened to fall on the same day as "National I don't give a fcuk day"

    Isn't that actually April 22nd?


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭DoYouEvenLift


    Dora - she inspires people to follow their dreams


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,389 ✭✭✭NachoBusiness


    Zippie84 wrote: »
    Watching it now, but only been half paying attention as I'm tired, going to go back to it tomorrow and give it the attention it deserves.

    Love Ted Talks!

    Watch Homeless to Harvard first. Spoilers in her talks ;)


  • Posts: 26,052 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    My gran is my biggest inspiration. She's lived through some dark times and still has the smiliest face and most positive attitude in the world. If I have a fraction of her spirit when I get to her age, I'll be a very lucky person.

    My mum is pretty inspiring, professionally. She's been to places and worked in areas that most people would count themselves lucky to never see, just to help people.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Zippie84


    Any women put their hands up and say they're inspired by themselves?

    (this makes sense to me)


  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,233 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Marie Curie, only person to have 2 nobel prizes in different fields of science (Physics and Chemistry) and was ultimately killed by her devotion to her work.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 112 ✭✭Wide Load


    Ronda Rousey. Some woman to break an arm.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    random1337 wrote: »
    When is International Men's Day?

    Any random day.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,717 ✭✭✭YFlyer


    Marie Curie, only person to have 2 nobel prizes in different fields (Physics and Chemistry) and was ultimately killed by her devotion to her work.

    Pauling.


  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,233 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    YFlyer wrote: »
    Pauling.

    Sorry, should have said 2 different fields of science, edited.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,642 ✭✭✭MRnotlob606


    I wonder how is its being celebrating in muslim countries


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,188 ✭✭✭DoYouEvenLift


    YFlyer wrote: »
    Any random day.


    November 19th is the actual answer :)


    I wonder how is its being celebrating in muslim countries


    They get to show a bit of their fringe


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 144 ✭✭Dont call me Shirley


    They made us recognise this in work on Friday, initially I was pissed off by having something political forced upon us, but I decided to get into the spirit. So I spent the day gossiping and thinking about dresses.

    In fairness I did my part. :cool:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Zippie84


    They made us recognise this in work on Friday, initially I was pissed off by having something political forced upon us, but I decided to get into the spirit. So I spent the day gossiping and thinking about dresses.

    In fairness I did my part. :cool:

    While recognising that's what it often is, I'm wondering does it need to be something political at all though? :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    I'm all for the day in principle, but for the love of god, no more fcuking inspirational sisterhood and/or strong woman pics on Facebook.

    Please.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Zippie84


    anncoates wrote: »
    I'm all for the day in principle, but for the love of god, no more fcuking inspirational sisterhood and/or strong woman pics on Facebook.

    Please.

    sh1tebook / smugbook is terrible for that kind of thing. we can look forward soon to all the 'thank you mummy, you are so wonderful' vomit inducing statuses, quotes, pictures etc very soon.... so.... eh.... yay :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,925 ✭✭✭✭anncoates


    anncoates wrote: »
    I'm all for the day in principle, but for the love of god, no more fcuking inspirational sisterhood and/or strong woman pics on Facebook.

    Please.

    May I add to the above banlist, all inspirational tunes by Etta James, Nina Simone, Marlena Shaw, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald etc etc


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,556 ✭✭✭the_monkey


    Hillary Clinton would definitely be top of that list, followed closely by far too many to mention.

    (couple of Boardsies too! :o)





    The women I work with on a daily basis who have overcome so much in their own lives and don't seek any praise for having overcome their own personal difficulties. They don't see their achievements as great things, but I do :)


    Hilary Clinton ?? really ?

    Why ? she's a bullying ballbreaker -


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Zippie84 wrote: »
    Oh and for my part, I'm not someone who would be the type of person to list famous people doing amazing things on a wide platform, who already get so much recognition.

    I'm continually inspired everyday much more by 'ordinary' women overcoming difficult life situations, women who make an amazing difference in others' life, but who don't get a fraction of the recognition they deserve.

    I'm thinking particularly of a couple of female friends who have experienced very painful life situations, but are such wonderful people, and who bring such joy to my life, and inspire me more than any famous person ever could.

    This. I think normal folk don't get enough credit.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭Zippie84


    eviltwin wrote: »
    This. I think normal folk don't get enough credit.

    Agreed. Cos in reality it's those people who often make the most difference in 'ordinary' people's lives, and people's lives often most affected and has the most impact on by those who they know personally.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,129 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    So, who are the women who inspire you?

    Nuala O Faolain
    Professor Kathleen Lynch
    Louise Bayliss
    Christina Noble
    Rosaleen McDonagh
    Siobhan O Donoghue
    Suzy Byrne
    Louise Hannon
    Links234

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,362 ✭✭✭K4t


    "The cure for poverty has a name, in fact. It's called the empowerment of women. If you give women some control over the rate at which they reproduce, if you give them some say, take them off the animal cycle of reproduction to which nature and some religious doctrine condemns them, and then if you throw in a handful of seeds, the floor of everything in that village, not just poverty, but education, health, and optimism, will rise." - Christopher Hitchens


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,361 ✭✭✭✭One eyed Jack


    the_monkey wrote: »
    Hilary Clinton ?? really ?

    Why ? she's a bullying ballbreaker -


    Well if you read about her achievements -


    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton


    Ballbreaker?

    Certainly (it's one of the qualities I admire about her!)

    Bully?

    Ehhh, not so much...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,842 ✭✭✭s8n


    s8n wrote: »
    you were out buying him a new birthday suit ??

    :eek::eek:

    seriously - No thanks for this post ??:confused::confused:


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