Excerpt and Photo from royalgazette.com
The achievements of women were celebrated across the island yesterday as Bermuda took part in International Women’s Day.
The event not only recognised the accomplishments of women and the contributions they have made, it also sent a message that more needed to be done to “inspire inclusion” — the theme of this year’s celebration — and encouraged girls to follow their dreams and ambitions.
Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Youth, Social Development and Seniors, said IWD was “a testament to the significance of women in society and the impactful contributions that we make”.
In a statement in the House of Assembly yesterday, Ms Furbert said: “We celebrate those women who came before us both internationally and locally, and we celebrate those women who currently stand with us to build on the steel foundation laid by women trailblazers globally.
“We celebrate all women in all of their diversities. We celebrate those women who came before us, those who stand beside us now and those who will come after.”