The author took part in the United Nations International Women's Day event on March 8. (Holly Hostettler-Davies/YJI)
Bridgend, South Wales, UK – As a young and upcoming journalist, International Women’s Day is important to me because it highlights the stories that we should be reporting, and sheds light on issues that impact women globally.
To mark the occasion, I attended the 2021 United Nations Observance of International Women’s Day.
The two-hour long event featured high-level dignitaries from the UN and other gender equality advocates offering reflections on the day’s theme, ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World.’