Maplegate’s International Women’s Day weekend event was a success.
The Elliot Lake-based Maplegate, which oversees shelters and related services for women and men, worked in concert with the Algoma Council on Domestic Violence to host a day-long gathering.
Workshops focusing on this year’s theme, Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow, included a unique fashion show, several crafters and activities geared to women.
It was in 1945 that the Charter of the United Nations became the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men, but it was only on March 8th during International Women’s Year in 1975 that the UN celebrated its first official International Women’s Day.
