International Women's Day 2017: #PCMoroccoPledgesBold
By: Shawn Dubberly and Katie Bercegeay
International Women’s Day is Wednesday, March 8, 2017.
“International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.”
The Gender and Development Committee (GAD) invites and encourages our fellow Peace Corps Volunteers in Morocco to #BeBoldforChange along with thousands of others around the world by celebrating this special and important day with your community members.
We have adapted some of IWD's global pledges specifically for PCVs serving in Morocco and included some helpful tips and toolkits to turn your pledges into action both now and throughout your service.
Pledge BOLD with us to:
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Create a Safe Space. Whether formal or not, the value of a safe space is nearly immeasurable. Use our Creation of a Safe Space Toolkit to get started.
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Launch a purposeful female-focused initiative. Start a Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Club or a weekly women's walking or wellness club (on Wednesdays!). Consider applying to be one of the sites chosen to expand the work of Project Soar Morocco.
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Nominate a woman as a counterpart. This is a great way to sustain a project or class. Check out this awesome new Fitness TOT Toolkit created by friends of GAD who want to keep their exercise classes going long past their close of service.
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Talk to men and boys about their role in gender equity. This Men as Partners Toolkit, created jointly by GAD and the Sexual Health Committee is a fantastic resource. The "Coffee Shop Questions," at the end of the manual is ironically a good starting place.
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Mentor a young woman. Inspire confidence in young women using our Self Esteem Toolkit. Talk to her about her dreams, take her into a new public space like the local soccer field. Or be inspired by GAD Committee member Julie Feng and "Occupy the Café" with your girls' club or female friends.
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Educate boys about stereotypes and domestic violence. Try some fun activities in the GAD and Theatre: Acts of Equality Toolkit to discuss gender stereotyping. For a more serious activity, watch Breaking the Silence with a small or large group and facilitate a discussion afterward using the accompanying Sexual Harassment Toolkit.
- Ask your community members to declare alongside you what bold action they will take to specifically help drive gender parity locally and globally.
- Create a Safe Space. Whether formal or not, the value of a safe space is nearly immeasurable. Use our Creation of a Safe Space Toolkit to get started.
- Launch a purposeful female-focused initiative. Start a Girls Leading Our World (GLOW) Club or a weekly women's walking or wellness club (on Wednesdays!). Consider applying to be one of the sites chosen to expand the work of Project Soar Morocco.
- Nominate a woman as a counterpart. This is a great way to sustain a project or class. Check out this awesome new Fitness TOT Toolkit created by friends of GAD who want to keep their exercise classes going long past their close of service.
- Talk to men and boys about their role in gender equity. This Men as Partners Toolkit, created jointly by GAD and the Sexual Health Committee is a fantastic resource. The "Coffee Shop Questions," at the end of the manual is ironically a good starting place.
- Mentor a young woman. Inspire confidence in young women using our Self Esteem Toolkit. Talk to her about her dreams, take her into a new public space like the local soccer field. Or be inspired by GAD Committee member Julie Feng and "Occupy the Café" with your girls' club or female friends.
- Educate boys about stereotypes and domestic violence. Try some fun activities in the GAD and Theatre: Acts of Equality Toolkit to discuss gender stereotyping. For a more serious activity, watch Breaking the Silence with a small or large group and facilitate a discussion afterward using the accompanying Sexual Harassment Toolkit.
- Ask your community members to declare alongside you what bold action they will take to specifically help drive gender parity locally and globally.
Share your IWD activities with us on social media!
Don't forget to post statuses, pictures, or videos of your IWD activities on and leading up to March 8 on Facebook or Instagram. When doing so, we ask that you include both of the following hashtags for purposes of solidarity and monitoring:
#PCMoroccoPledgesBold - the GAD Morocco-endorsed hashtag
#BeBoldForChange - the official, globally used IWD hashtag
Be on the lookout for the roll-out of our IWD campaign on the GAD Morocco Facebook group in the upcoming weeks and reach out to a GAD representative if you have questions. Your support will help us evaluate our tools as we strive to continuously improve GAD resources.
*All GAD toolkits can be found on the PC Morocco Weebly and on the GAD Morocco Google Drive.
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