Today is International Women's Day, a "
major day of global celebration of women." Today, if you are so inclined, you can "inspire women and celebrate achievements," "make a difference , think globally and act locally !!", and "ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding." See
the official site for more enthusiastic words.
I will spend today acting
very locally, marking midterms in the endless effort to educate people (of both genders). I may take some time to work on ensuring my own future: research.
I hope you do something today that could be described in inspirational phrases.
This post's theme word is prosopography, "a study of the individuals in a group of people."
I wish we focused on prosopography rather than generalizations. (Note: the OED agrees with my definition, above, but Wikipedia offers both
this definition and
its apparent opposite -- the word's meaning is subtle.)
Just look at that detail!
For walking, of course, it is terrible -- wet, heavy, dirty and unpleasant. But luckily those aspects cannot be experienced via blog.