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International Women's Day

Women's Role in Peace-Building

AllAfrica.com -
This year to mark the International Women's Day on March 8th, the women and girls month was launched. Under the theme, "Empower women and girls to sustain families", various campaigns took place mostly focusing on the economic empowerment of women, ...

World marks women health day

AngolaPress -
Luanda - The International Women's Health Day, a date that is celebrated Monday for the first time in Angola, since 1996 is referenced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a day of action for sexual and reproductive rights of women.

Sewing helps lift women out of poverty in India

ChristianToday -
So Anshi was one of the first to sign up when Gospel for Asia (GFA) celebrated International Women's Day recently by establishing a tailoring centre in Northeast India.

D56, 400 for International Women's Day Anniversary

AllAfrica.com -
By Bekai Njie, 16 May 2012 Various institutions across the country Tuesday gathered at the Office of the Vice President and minister of Women's Affairs at State House, to present their contributions to the commemoration of the International Women's Day ...

CRR Hosts Int'l Women's Day Celebration

AllAfrica.com -
By Lamin Sm Jawo, 21 May 2012 Janjangbureh - The International Women's Day was Saturday May 19, commemorated in Janjangbureh, Central River Region.

Women Empowerment under NRM

Uganda Media Centre -
Therefore, the number of Ugandan women in parliament surpasses that of most countries because the average percentage of national parliament seats held by women across the globe is 19.5%.

WANEP Celebrates International Women's Day in LRR

AllAfrica.com -
By Aji Fatou Faal, 10 May 2012 West Africa Network for Peace-Building (WANEP)-Gambia under its Women and Peace Building Programme (WIPNET) joined the people of Lower River Region to celebrate International Women's Day on 27th April, ...

Egypt's women rise up

Salon -
Shortly after Hosni Mubarak's ouster in February 2011, a few hundred women marched on International Women's Day hoping to protest against sexual harassment, which has been a social epidemic in the Arab world's most populous country for years.

Important Italian women enshrined on street names

UPI.com -
By Valeria Marchetti ROME (WOMENSENEWS)--Street names in Italy are still being counted, but one village isn't waiting to add more women to their signs, as an advocacy group here began urging earlier this year.

Honouring Rasta women

Jamaica Observer -
By BASIL WALTERS waltersb@jamaicaobserver.com ON what could be described as the International Women's Day for Rastafarians, the Rastafari Youth Initiative Council (RYIC), as it has been doing for the past five years, once again honoured 13 matriarchs ...

Address Rural Women's Plight

AllAfrica.com -
INTERNATIONAL Women's Day in Zimbabwe this year celebrated rural women, calling upon societies to empower them after recognising the value of this in seeking to eradicate poverty and hunger.

Jimmy Choos Luring Indian Women Graduates From Work: Jobs

BusinessWeek -
In an effort to lure back women who have quit work, Mumbai- based Tata Group introduced a Second Career Internship Program on International Women's Day in 2008. More than 125 women have completed the course at India's biggest business group, ...

Egypt election candidates pay lip service to women's rights

The National -
A demonstration marking International Women's Day last year was attacked by men who surrounded and sexually harassed women.

Italian Group Fights For Women's Visibility on the Street

Forbes -
ROME (WOMENSENEWS)–Street names in Italy are still being counted, but one village isn't waiting to add more women to their signs, as an advocacy group here began urging earlier this year.

Female students must dream big- Women's Activist

Myjoyonline.com -
She was addressing some female students from sections of Senior High Schools in Accra, Friday on a Total Woman Seminar which formed part of the company's celebration of the International Women's Day which fell on March 8, 2012.

A Common Sense Approach - UKIP Makes Stand In Chesterfield

Chesterfield Post -
Paige Collins, a sixth form Chesterfield student, spent a day shadowing local MP Toby Perkins as part of International Women's Day. More... Derbyshire County Council's ten-week consultation on proposed changes to the way youth activities are offered ...

Fetch Plus selected for the Gust.com / Astia International Women's Day Scholarship

e27 -
Fetch Plus led by Carmen Benitez, has been selected as a Featured Start-up is the only Singapore-based company represented in the Gust.

Canadian fulfils mother's deathbed wish of Ivory Coast's first female orchestra

Montreal Gazette -
The women perform in elegant dresses of African wax cloth and have played across Abidjan, but their "headquarters", as they call it, is a club called "Pams" in the trendy district of Il-Plateaux.

Activists call for ensuring women's right to inheritance

Pakistan Daily Times -
She said the commission had completed its term on March 25 and an autonomous commission would be formed, as the prime minister had announced its autonomy on the International Women's Day on March 8 and the president had signed the act.

Shakti 2012- Celebrate the power of Women! (Includes interview)

DigitalJournal.com -
This event was marked to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day with a theme- “women connections”.
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