By Jeannie Rea. Saturday March 8th is International Women's Day.
On this day, unions celebrate the achievements we have made over the years to improve the lives of working women and also point to what still remains to be done.
NTEU supports IWD, and is using the day to highlight the fight still ahead of women in attaining gender equality in the workplace.
To see a video outlining the achievements made by women over the years, see this link.
To see an outline of what unions will be fighting for working women in 2014, see this link.
For information on events around the nation, go to the UN Women website.
On International Women's Day, do we know what academic success looks like?
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