Equal work, equal rights
Azure Beach Public Library -- Human library event
Do you know?
In Australia
In 2022, Australia’s average full time pay gap is 14.1%.
It means that women earn on average $263.9 per week less than man.
On professional, scientific and technical services industry, the pay gap is 25.3%.
1 in 2 mothers reported experiencing workplace discrimination as a result of their pregnancy or parental leave.
1 in 5 women have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15.
In the other part of the world
Iranian women are fighting for their basic freedoms and demanding an end to the mandatory headscarf.
What is the Human Library®?
The Human Library® is a not for profit learning platform, that has hosted personal conversations designed to challenge stigma and stereotypes since 2000.
The Human Library® creates a safe space for dialogue where topics are discussed openly between our human books and their readers.
For more information about Human Library®, please visit: https://humanlibrary.org
In celebration of International Women's Day, Azure Beach Library invite you to talk to our 10 “books” from different culture background, careers and age groups. They will share their real stories related to women’s rights and gender equality.
"50 years since the “equal pay” principle: how far have we come?”
- Libby Lyons, Director of WGEA
"We took to the streets, burned our headscarves, and cut our hair"
– Farah Hedayati
"Under this rule, the police arrested Amini for not wearing the hijab properly – and sent her home lifeless."
– Mahsa Izadi
“They were going in saying, ‘you need to accommodate this’, and employers weren’t. So women were having to just put up with it.”
– Gina Bayer
Women were yin, men were yang.
– Su Min
“Being a member of a religious minority is often a challenge and not always an easy or pleasant one.”
– A’ishah Khwaja
I was ready to fight.
– Izzy Lee
“I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.”
- Yeonmi Park
In 2018 my family and I went on vacation to Turkey. At first, everything was great. But that one day turned my life upside down.
– Emma Evans
Telling my story is in a way, a leap of faith. It is the final piece I need to finally feel free of all the walls I’ve constructed over the years.
—Kelly Brown
Adult only event!
Book here: www.azurebeachlibrary.book/humanlibrary
1pm -- 5pm, Tuesday, 19th March 2022
Azure Beach Public Library, Library café
99 Ocean Road Azure Beach
Telephone: 9988 7666
email: abpl@azurebeachcouncil.gov.au
Meiyuan Wang
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