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The Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended various events marking International Women’s Day. First she attended the UN Women and Boston Consulting Group's virtual meeting "Gender Diversity's Roundtable 2021". The meeting discussed the need for more transparency and action, diversity and inclusion.
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Next, Mary participated in a virtual meeting of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) high-level commission for ICPD25. The agenda of the meeting included Inclusivity, How men can helps in bringing gender-equivalency in the world, better women health and Inclusivity.
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Next, the Royal Court released a clip of KVINFO's online celebration of Women's International Match Day 2021 in which Crown Princess Mary sends her best wishes to the participants and guests of the show.
Finally, a Mother-daughter moment, in which Crown Princess Mary is teaching her youngest daughter Josephine about the importance of International Women’s Day.
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Sharing her thought on the official Instagram account with a beautiful picture, Crown Princess wrote,
For breakfast this morning, my youngest daughter Josephine spotted a headline saying it was Women's International Match Day. She asked, "What kind of day is this?" I thought briefly about my answer and said that for her it is a day where she must believe and trust that she can become and do everything she dreams of without anyone or anything stopping her… .. because she's a girl.
She did not ask any further questions, so maybe my answer was no surprise to her. Maybe it's something she takes for granted. But that's not the case for many other girls around the world. And Women's International Match Day has different meanings depending on where in the world you live.
But no matter where you live, it is an important day where we not only talk about how far we have come, but also about where we have come from and where we want to go.
On the occasion of the day, I attend three meetings today - unfortunately all virtually. A roundtable discussion on diversity and inclusion in management with the UN Women and Boston Consulting Group and a meeting of UNFPA's High Level Commission on women's right to decide over their own bodies. Tonight I am part of Kvinfo's virtual celebration of the day.
For me, equality is not about everyone being equal, but - as I said to Josephine - about gender not having a role to play when opportunities present themselves and decisions are made… or when following one's dreams.
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