International holidays - International Women's Collaboration Brew Day

Women create organizations that fight for peace and freedom (WILPF), gender equality (National Organization for Women), environmental protection (Women’s Environment and Development Organization) and other values ​​at the global level Representatives of the fair half of humanity unite into communities not only on the basis of ideology, but also on a professional basis March 8 is widely celebrated as International Women's Brewing Day It is celebrated by representatives of the food industry involved in the production of the foamy drink International Women's Collaboration Brew Day (IWCBD) appeared on the calendar of special days on the initiative of Sophie de Ronde from the VENUS organization relatively recently - in 2014 The British woman presented this holiday to the public as a method of combating gender inequality and sexism in the traditionally male field of activity - brewing , “which is currently dominated by white bearded hipster men” Sophie de Ronde turned to the Pink Boots Society for support This US non-profit organization, whose name translates as the “Pink Boots Society”, which represents the interests of women working in the brewing industry, approved the British initiative Therefore, on March 8, 2014, the first event in honor of International Women`s Collaboration Brew Day was held The idea of ​​the holiday was supported by 60 female brewers from 5 countries In honor of the special day, they prepared a foamy drink called Unite pale ale In 2015, 80 women from 11 countries took part in a similar event They made an ale using the Unite red ale recipe Every year, in honor of Brew Day, a new type of beer is brewed, which is either a popular type or, on the contrary, experimental In 2017, 190 people working in this industry already took part in the action The number of people wishing to join the celebration is growing year by year The purpose of the events held on March 8 is not just communication between professionals and raising the level of their masters The foamy drink brewed on this day goes on sale a few weeks after preparation The money raised from its sale goes to support the Pink Boots Society and regional industry organizations The Pink Boots Society uses proceeds from the event to fund scholarships for scientists studying “alternative microbes for use in brewing science” Since 2020, funds have gone to help black female students Historically, the English word for female brewers was brewster It fell into disuse because over time the profession became exclusively male The International Women`s Collaboration Brew Day is designed to correct the situation and draw attention to the fact that many women brewers are successfully and productively working in this industry And they have the right to their own professional holiday, which they celebrate annually on March 8th