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Category - International Women's Day

8 Mar 2013

Women's struggle for equality and peace marked in Sierra Leone

A team of UN agency representatives has arrived in Sierra Leone to support gender equality and promote the role of women in peace building.
8 Mar 2013

International Women's Day 2013: The gender agenda

Each year around the world, International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Thousands of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women.
5 Mar 2013

Christian Aid welcomes Greening speech on women's empowerment

Chridtian Aid has welcomed a speech on women's empowerment given by the Secretary of State for International Development, Justine Greening.
10 Mar 2012

Newstalk: Women, war, MENA and more...

Today (Saturday 10 March 2012) I will be in conversation with Sarah McAllister from Belfast on Premier Radio's Newstalk half-hour programme, at 11.30 AM.
9 Mar 2012

Social media makes International Women's Day a big hit

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe women have been heavily using social media to focus global attention on areas where inequalities prevail.
11 Mar 2011

Inspiring women, changing lives

Neither International Women's Day nor Ash Wednesday usually have any great significance for me, says Jill Segger. The Quaker belief that all days and times carry the sacred within them is usually sufficient. But this year, I am moved to consider it possible that I may have been mistaken.
9 Mar 2011

International Women's Day call to read the Bible 'through a gender lens'

Global commemorations of International Women's Day have included a public call for reading the Bible "through a gender lens".
9 Mar 2011

Guatemalan authorities urged to act over abuse and killing of women

Amnesty International has urged the Guatemalan authorities to act to stop the high numbers of women being killed across the country.
9 Mar 2011

TUC warns government over women and unemployment

The government faces a crisis in women's unemployment, and its current economic strategy risks making the situation much worse, says the TUC.
8 Mar 2011

Record number of International Women's Day events across the globe

This year is seeing the highest-ever level of global women’s activity on 8 March, as groups across the world celebrate the International Women’s Day centenary.

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