International Women’s Day: How to Celebrate Being a WomanIt's interesting how holidays change over time and across cultures. Christmas, obviously, is celebrated by Christians the world over but with a variety of different traditions. St. Patrick's Day, interestingly enough, started out in the early 17th century as a celebration of the man who originally brought Christianity to Ireland.…
Monday, March 8 marked International Women's Day. While not a formally recognized holiday in the US, events and conferences took place in many states as well as all over the world. Avon, in an effort to end violence against women, made a grant of $1.5 Million to the…
March is Women's History Month in the US. Groups everywhere are promoting it. Barnes & Noble has done a great job as evidenced by my unnecessary purchase tonight. Apparently, you can judge a book by its cover. But what's more meaningful to me is what's happening in the nation's…
While at my in-laws for dinner tonight, I asked: "So, what's everyone doing to support International Women's Day (IWD) tomorrow?" My mother-in-law replied: "It's a real holiday?" She recently returned from 18 months in Ukraine. While there, she learned about IWD when some locals asked her and my father-in-law what…
my world • giving organizations
Many companies, organizations, and brands give back. But the one I am highlighting today is a company I have a particular fondness for—Avon, Inc. I had the pleasure of getting up close and personal with Avon while working on a 2-year project with them a little over 10 years…
