{"id":129542,"date":"2022-03-08T13:02:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T13:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.new-directions.co.uk\/education\/?p=129542"},"modified":"2022-03-08T13:02:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T13:02:45","slug":"international-womens-day-2022-break-the-bias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.new-directions.co.uk\/education\/2022\/03\/international-womens-day-2022-break-the-bias\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women\u2019s Day 2022: Break the bias"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.new-directions.co.uk\/education\/files\/International_Womens_Day_2022_New_Directions_Education-992x720.jpg\" alt=\"A graphic that shows various people crossing their arms to 'Break the bias' on International Women's Day.\" class=\"wp-image-129648\" width=\"744\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.new-directions.co.uk\/education\/files\/International_Womens_Day_2022_New_Directions_Education-992x720.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.new-directions.co.uk\/education\/files\/International_Womens_Day_2022_New_Directions_Education-540x392.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.new-directions.co.uk\/education\/files\/International_Womens_Day_2022_New_Directions_Education-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.new-directions.co.uk\/education\/files\/International_Womens_Day_2022_New_Directions_Education.jpg 1522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Every year on 8 March,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalwomensday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Women\u2019s Day<\/a>\u00a0takes place to celebrate the achievements of women and to encourage us all to take action in support of gender equality.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although International Women\u2019s Day is 111 years old, the issues it highlights still very much exist in today\u2019s modern society. 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