Break the bias

A new mural has been unveiled in Belfast to highlight the injustice women around the world endure.

For International Women’s Day 2022, Children in Crossfire revealed a new mural in Belfast’s Corporation Street Under the campaign hashtag #BreakTheBias.

The image shows a woman crossing her arms in a globally recognised pose that signifies the campaign’s determination to challenge discrimination and bias.

Bayan Smith, Children in Crossfire’s Public Engagement Officer, who has spearheaded the project, said: “Through our Public Engagement programme, Children in Crossfire promote the Sustainable Development Goals and campaign for the fairer world that their implementation will produce.

"Goal 5 focuses on gender equality, and on International Women’s Day we are proud to be challenging the rampant injustice that women the world over endure every day.

“Our mural’s purpose is to draw attention not just to the deep bias women face, but also to the actions we can all take to tackle that systemic inequality.