{"id":9243,"date":"2016-03-07T12:06:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T19:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/?p=9243"},"modified":"2016-03-07T12:06:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T19:06:32","slug":"international-womens-day-time-to-take-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blogarchive\/blog\/2016\/03\/07\/international-womens-day-time-to-take-action\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day; Time to Take Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Tuesday March 8 2016 is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.internationalwomensday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Women\u2019s Day<\/a> (IWD).\u00a0 While Mozilla celebrates the progress to date we also realize there is a great deal of critical work still needed. The Internet can play an enormous role in improving the lives and opportunities of women, girls and their families. This is why I am honored to participate in the United Nations\u2019 first <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/news\/stories\/2016\/1\/wee-high-level-panel-launch\" target=\"_blank\">High Level Panel on Women\u2019s Economic Empowerment<\/a>, which was launched this January. I am eager to emphasize the positive effects of technology and the Open Internet as part of the Panel&#8217;s work. I am also intent on representing voices from around the globe in this discussion, and have begun collecting input to do this.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><span class=\"im\"> <span style=\"font-size: small;\">You can learn more about work in these topics and read my thoughts on how the Internet can empower women in a<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lizardwrangler.com\/2016\/03\/07\/international-womens-day-time-to-take-action\/\" target=\"_blank\"> post on my blog.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday March 8 2016 is International Women\u2019s Day (IWD).\u00a0 While Mozilla celebrates the progress to date we also realize there is a great deal of critical work still needed. 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