Today is your day Boomer! Today, we pay tribute to about half of the world's 8 billion population. Women....number about 49.5% in our world and today is International Women's Day, first recognized in 1977 by the United Nations. This is the opening statement on their website: "International Women's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day when women are recognized for their achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. Since those early years, the Day has assumed a new global dimension for women in developed and developing countries alike. The growing international women's movement, which has been strengthened by four global UN women's conferences, has helped make the commemoration a rallying point to build support for women's rights and participation in the political and economic arenas." So today, I speak long and loud for the women I personally work with on my local school board. They outnumber the men 5-2 and all five female trustees are outstanding; they work hard for kids, in general, but remind us constantly about special needs students, indigenous and racialized children, and gender equality and equity in the workplace! I salute you! And Boomer women as a whole....I raise a glass for you today. Cheers!