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Reviews Have you read anything - good or bad - which reflects on making your voice heard? Seen a thought-provoking film or play? Heard a song which sums it all up? We welcome contributions from our members of fiction, non-fiction or other sources. Please provide complete details of the books, articles, events etc to allow other members to find them. Events Books and articles Songs Events Women@Work celebrated International Women's Day with a celebration of Women Loud and Clear!. Click here for report of the day's events. [FP] Books and Articles Facts about Women & Men in Scotland published yearly by the Equal Opportunities Commission Scotland. Contact them directly for details. This small booklet is published yearly by the Equal Opportunities Commission Scotland, providing key statistics relating to education & training, employment, parents & carers, pay & income and political life. It's fairly dry reading, but contains some thought-provoking statistics. [SK] Songs Bread and Roses This is the unofficial anthem of International Women's Day - sung at Women@Work's celebration in March 2007. It's stirring and inspiring!	Latest News Women@Work project gets 3 years' funding! Did you know?... More girls than boys achieve 5 or more qualifications on leaving school, yet average hourly earnings for women working full-time are 15% lower than for men working full time.Source: Facts about women & Men in Scotland 2005 Topic of the Month W@W Topic of the Month for July: Women and Pensions Check it out ACTSA Dignity! Period. campaign. Action for South Africa (ACTSA) for several years has campaigned to provide women in Zimbabwe with sanitary products. Pads or tampons cost more than 50% of the average monthly wage in Zimbabwe. Yet without safe sanitary pads or tampons women and girls cannot work or go to school, or risk infections. Find out more and how you can help from their website. Check out our archive of previous Check it out ... topics.