Several Women's Associations, Civil Society Organisations, gender advocates, government authorities, UN Women and many other organisations as well as individuals; used the occasion to highlight issues affecting women and girls worldwide (such as gender-based violence, abuse, social injustice, inadequate financial resources, lack of education etc) and also recognised efforts made towards gender equity & development, the respect of women's right and the rule of law among other points.
Over the years, I have realised that some people continue to ask why women celebrate on March 8? I dare say the reasons are many and varied!
I HONOUR AND CELEBRATE THE EXTRA-ORDINARY WOMEN WHOSE VOICES, COURAGE AND RELENTLESS ADVOCACY HAVE IMPACTED GLOBAL ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS.
The road to;
- Equal opportunites for men and women/girls/boys
- Social justice and fairness
- Ecomonic empowerment for every girl
- - An end to all forms of abuse
- An end to female genital mutulation
- An end to early child marriage
- Respect of women's rights .............etc hasn't been an easy one for many. Nonetheless, several women/ girls, communities, organisations, governments, individuals and different steakholders continue to advocate for these measures as well as for the overall wellbeing of women and girls, beyond the International Women's Day .
To know more about March 8, you can read here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women%27s_Day
