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Updated: March 9, 2021, 9:12 am
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From left: Judith Moon, Wilma McCullough, Frances Allan and Christine MacFarlane plant a tree at Quarry Mill wood.
The team behind Perth and Kinross’s annual International Women’s Day celebrations have marked the occasion with a poignant tree planting ceremony.
The Be Yourself Group has organised events and activities since 1997. In recent years, members have coordinated Perth and Kinross’s Women’s Festival alongside others, to celebrate the achievements of women and help create new opportunities.
While the pandemic may have scuppered this year’s festivities, the group has celebrated March 8 by planting a tree in Quarry Mill Woodland Park, near Perth. The ceremony was supported by the Gannochy Trust.
Updated: March 2, 2021, 9:37 am
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Rebecca McClune and Helen Reid of Gender Equality Perth.
Women are bearing the brunt of some of the more harmful impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Perth charity.
Gender Equality Perth co-founder and chairwoman Rebecca McClune said clear divides had been emerging since the organisation was set up last August.
She said: “Throughout Covid-19, there has been an increase in violence against women, and the disparity in caring and household duties has been increased and emphasised.
“Women also represent the majority of workers on zero hours contracts in the UK and so have been hit harder during the pandemic than men.”