A new documentary on the lives of Susan and Elizabeth Yeats, titled Lily & Lolly: The Forgotten Yeats Sisters, will air on Sky Arts and NOW on March 8, International Women’s Day. The film explores the lives of the sisters who were the backbone of the Irish cultural and literary revival of the 1920s and tries to bring their stories out of the shadow of their famous brothers, Jack and WB Yeats.
So, the Government thought, “Let’s hold a referendum for the women on International Women’s Day”. Applause, standing ovation, what could possibly go wrong? Oh, just one minor detail – schools are polling stations and will close for the day.
A group of lawmakers have proposed that Ukraine should recognize International Men's Day as an official holiday, according to a bill they submitted to the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, on Nov. 20.