Google marks International Women’s Day with doodleMarch 8, 2012 - 13:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International Women’s Day is being marked with a doodle on Google’s homepage. Celebrated on March 8, the day calls for increased attention toward the rights of women as well as a global acknowledgment for their achievements in society, politics and economics. International Women’s Day started out as International Working Women’s Day, a Socialist political event in parts of Eastern Europe and Russia, back in 1909. At the time, it was proposed as a way to push for equal rights for woman, including the right to vote, Slash Gear reminds. This year, the United Nation’s theme for the day is “Empower Women – End Hunger and Poverty” with the organization hoping to focus attention on how women have been let down in developing economies. “Healthcare, education, gender inequality and limited access to credit, however, have posed a number of challenges for rural women” the UN said in a statement. “It is estimated that 60-percent of chronically hungry people are women and girls.” Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |