Officially, International Women's Day is celebrated on Tuesday, March 8 in Kyrgyzstan. Because there is no official work at our office on Monday or Tuesday, we celebrated the holiday today. Each woman was greeted by the office's men when she arrived at work and was presented with flowers. The men then provided a lunch which they personally served to the women. The Head of the UCA Board gave a speech honoring the contributions of all UCA women. And finally, each woman received a gift box of lotions and other fun items. Throughout the next few days there will be concerts, lectures, and other events honoring women in the city. For those of you residing in places where Women's Day is not celebrated, let me provide my well wishes for a Happy Women's Day! (I guess if you live in the U.S. you will have to wait for May and Mother's Day to have your moment in the sun; however, if you are a woman who is not a mother, well, I hope my humble and completely insufficient greetings will not be the only acknowledgement of women you hear this calendar year.)
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| Women's Day decoration in UCA elevator |
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| UCA staff listening to Board Director's speech, hot buffet (served by UCA men) in background |
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