can 2025 be the year we stop using the term ponzi scheme. frauds of the style named after charles ponzi were pioneered by Adele Spitzeder in Germany and Sarah Howe in the US. I'm more than a little sick of women's excellence in crime being overlooked. I will be calling it a spitzeder-howe scheme from now on, take my account away if i don't.
Spitzeder was lesbian btw, shame on people not taking pride in our #LGBT criminals
(Originally posted this on my LinkedIn.)
It's International Women's Day! You know what that means: Workplaces and organizations ask women to join panels and talk about what it's like to be a woman in male-dominated workspaces.
You know what doesn't happen?
- Panels of women talking about their area of expertise, (but there are plenty of manels.)
- Men organizing these events like these that promote representation beyond tokenism.
- Men actively showing up to these panels to understand the reality of our experiences of the workplace.
Men, if you really want to be a great ally to women, minorities, and/or underprivileged groups, show up and be curious. Use your platform, influence, and power to promote our work. Have us talk about our area of expertise, instead of being constantly relegated to the DEI panel.
If you think my work has substance, then publicly support it. Do the same with other great creators who might otherwise not get the attention. Actively look for women and minorities to take up space in your panels. We exist, even though we're not on your radar yet.
[Call to action to watch a women-only panel on Good Product Management.]
It will take an estimated 137 years to end extreme poverty for women and 257 years to close the pay gap between women and men. But what if we choose not to wait? In 2025, the world can choose to invest in gender equality so all of society benefits. Instead of waiting centuries, let’s choose to do it now.
For #InternationalWomensDay a short thread of my ongoing series of portraits of women in science through history. If you look for them, they’re there. I’m up to 67 now! Here’s to the day when a scientist’s sex is no longer remarkable in any field!
Tomorrow is International Women's Day - we won't be around tomorrow so we're celebrating now!
We've decided to introduce you to the women that inspire our community team. Michael is inspired by Maria Ressa, Saskia is inspired by Jen Beattie, and Freddie is inspired by Ahoo Daryaei.
Let us know which women inspire you in the comments 
Learn more about IWD here: https://www.internationalwomensday.com/
@janvlug I just hope, that at some point, #GeoClue will add #iwd support. I don't want to give up the quick reconnect capabilities of iwd, but also would love to play with a @beacondb -based GeoClue.
Maybe I'll give #wpa_supplicant another try...
Over 560,000 disabled individuals in #Azerbaijan are facing numerous challenges related to accessibility, inclusion, and disability.
The lack of long-term support options hinders their personal and professional growth, significantly impacting their lives.
https://globalvoices.org/2023/08/31/prioritizing-disability-employment-in-azerbaijan/
Ida Le Blanc spoke fondly of her mother, who founded Trinidad and Tobago's first domestic workers’ union.
in this article we interviewed a female migrant worker who stood up against her employer to demand a fair minimum wage while working at a sewing factory on the Thai border.
https://globalvoices.org/2023/12/27/the-invisible-labor-cost-of-famous-clothing-brands-in-thailand/
In 2018, hundreds of citizens entitled to their pensions had to fight for their pension rights and against government measures that affected pensioners. The situation triggered the most serious social and political crisis in Nicaragua's recent history.
https://globalvoices.org/2024/01/19/pensions-are-a-trap-of-the-sandinista-regime-in-nicaragua/
Creuza Oliveira, leader of the Brazilian domestic workers movement, obtained the maximum recognition for her vast career of achievements by being granted an honorary doctorate, becoming the first union leader of her category to receive this title.
Today is International Workers Day #IWD, an occasion to celebrate workers’ rights and an opportunity to air economic grievances and political demands.
So, how are working conditions around the world?
We looked into our #GVarchive to share some of our best coverages.
Just in time to celebrate International Women's Day (and all the remarkable individuals out there!), the @pyladies_bot is receiving an additional feature: It will be also tooting about anniversaries to shine a spotlight on our vibrant and diverse community! 
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International Women’s Day: What is Canadian Feminism?
https://socialistproject.ca/2022/03/iwd22-what-is-canadian-feminism/
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... this IWD remembering:
Harriet Tubman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman
* (1822-1913) American abolitionist, social activist
* after escaping slavery Tubman made 13 missions to rescue ~70 enslaved people
* network of antislavery activists, safe houses known collectively as Underground Railroad
* during American Civil War served as armed scout, spy for Union Army
* later years an activist in movement for women's suffrage
#IWD #HarrietTubman #UndergroundRailroad #antislavery #suffrage WomensRights
International Women's Day 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day
* celebrated annually March 8 as focal point in women's rights movement
* gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, violence & abuse against women
* IWD originated from labor movements in North America and Europe during the early 20th century
* See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day#See_also
Today in Labor History March 8, 1911: The first modern International Women’s Day was celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and the U.S. IWD has its roots in the suffrage movement of New Zealand, and leftist labor organizing in the U.S. and Europe. The earliest Women’s Days were organized by the Socialist Party of America, in New York, in 1909, and by German socialists in 1910. They chose the date of March 8 in honor of the garment workers strikes in New York that occurred on March 8, in 1857 and 1908. However, the first IWD celebrated on March 8, the current date, was in 1911. The holiday was associated primarily with far-left movements until the feminist movement adopted it in the 1960s, when it became a more mainstream celebration.
![German poster for International Women's Day, March 8, 1914.[a] This poster was banned in the German Empire. It depicts a woman waving a long banner. By Karl Maria Stadler (1888 – nach 1943) - Scan from an old book, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6372383](https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/060/668/089/879/396/original/0e378102f50b9a97.jpg "German poster for International Women's Day, March 8, 1914.[a] This poster was banned in the German Empire. It depicts a woman waving a long banner. By Karl Maria Stadler (1888 – nach 1943) - Scan from an old book, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6372383")
"Women were active participants in the new cyclomania. The American feminist Susan B Anthony called bicycles ‘freedom machines’ that did ‘more to emancipate women than anything else in the world’."
#IWD #Bikes
https://www.pedalpower.org.au/all_news/for-women-the-bicycle-boom-meant-a-new-world-of-independence/
