Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner: Does International Women's Day Matter in the U.S.?

A friend called me today, sharing her delight that her 10-year-old daughter came down to breakfast and wished her a "Happy International Women's Day!" We marveled that her daughter knew about this important day without her mom telling her for the first time, and shared some happy thoughts about our strong, growing, young daughters.
Then the conversation turned: We simultaneously realized that both of our daughters think of International Woman's Day as something we celebrate for women in other countries, not our own.
We wondered, why?
Read the full article: Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner: Does International Women's Day Matter in the U.S.?

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