I think most of us are aware April 2012 marked the centenary of the fateful night when the RMS Titanic sank. We know the story – this was a huge cruise ship which was professed to be unsinkable. It was, at the time, an extraordinary achievement – a modern, well fitted out ship which was designed to provided accommodation for a diverse range of passengers from the rich and famous, through the middle classes, to the lowly workers and their families who had saved avidly for months from their meagre income in order to travel to pastures new lookng for a better quality of life.

International Women’s Day has been observed since the early 1900’s. It is celebrated annually on March 8th and in some countries such as China, Russia, and Vietnam International Women’s Day is a national holiday. In the United States however, Mother’s Day – an annual celebration honoring mothers and celebrating motherhood - seems more popular. In contrast, International Women’s Day honors the economic, political and social achievements of all women independent of motherhood.

For decades now, discrimination has been identified mostly on your ethnicity and the color of your skin. When a person walks into a store and an employee sees that you’re not a race up to their standards, you are watched beyond the security cameras. These days discrimination is now in the form of what you wear.