Books & Beyond Literary Lounge: International Women's Day 2021 revisited

International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day where we celebrate the achievements of women, raise awareness of bias and take action for equality. Revisiting our 2021 International Women’s Day episode, Alison and Ineka celebrate women who challenge to make change happen. This episode originally aired on Planet FM 104.6 on 7 March 2021. Recorded under lockdown conditions, sound quality will vary. Request featured titles from Auckland Libraries using the links below and read more about each in our March 2021 blogpost: https://bit.ly/3BYp6Xx A history of New Zealand women / Barbara Brookes / published 2016 / Adult Non-Fiction NZ: https://bit.ly/3BVEzaQ Hopes dashed?: the economics of gender inequality / Prue Hyman / published 2017 / Adult Non-Fiction NZ: https://bit.ly/3tlrggi The Platform: the radical legacy of the Polynesian Panthers / Dr Melani Anae / published 2020 / Adult Non-Fiction NZ: https://bit.ly/3t7qzXu Our first three titles are published by Bridget Williams Books. For more “short books on big subjects” by New Zealand writers, browse and borrow from the BWB Texts online collection: https://bit.ly/3K1w5BX Dawn Raid / Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith / published 2018 / Children’s Fiction NZ: https://bit.ly/33Xp4Tr Raising ourselves: a Gwich'in coming of age story from the Yukon River / Velma Wallis / published 2003 / Adult Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3vsIDhE The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem / Amanda Gorman / published 2021 / Adult Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3BWi3id Becoming: adapted for young readers / Michelle Obama / published 2021 / Children’s Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3BZzFtm Women & power: a manifesto / Mary Beard / published 2017 / Adult Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3IEQxYU No one is too small to make a difference / Greta Thunberg / published 2019 / Adult Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3Irqzs4 The book of gutsy women / Hillary and Chelsea Clinton / published 2019 / Adult Non-Fiction: https://bit.ly/3IrYLDZ