Club History – 2010s

by SBWdesign | Jul 1, 2023 | Club History

In the 2010s women continued taking the lead on major issues. The teenager, Greta Thunberg, galvanised young people and politicians to focus attention on climate change. The ‘Me Too’ movement, started by a Tweet from Alyssa Milano, drew attention to harassment and...

Club History – 2000s

by SBWdesign | Jun 1, 2023 | Club History

The 2000s saw activism for women’s rights increase. By using largely peaceful means – hunger strikes, human chains, petitions – women across the world were drawing attention to the need for gender and further recognition for equality for women. Online campaigns were...

Club History – 1990s

by SBWdesign | May 1, 2023 | Club History

In 1995 a significant conference took place in Beijing. 40,000 women’s rights activists and leaders attended the Fourth World Conference on Women. Together, they set a goal to achieve the ‘full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society,...

Club History – 1980s

by SBWdesign | Apr 1, 2023 | Club History

Globally, in the 1980s women continued to make strides in the political arena. Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India although her second term of office brought to an abrupt end in 1984 with her assassination. In 1986, Corazon Aquino became the eleventh...

Club History – 1970s

by SBWdesign | Mar 1, 2023 | Club History

Throughout the 1970s women all over the world built on the achievements of the sixties and a number of notable female ‘firsts’ were recorded. Mountaineer Junko Tabei shattered gender norms when she became the first woman to successfully climb Everest. Isabel Martínez...

Club History – 1960s

by SBWdesign | Feb 1, 2023 | Club History

The sixties saw many changes for women. Developments in household technology eased the demands of household chores to a certain extent and more jobs in the service sector meant more jobs became available for women. More young women went on to higher education and...