Although the women’s March was against restrictive pass laws, this movement proved to be a turning point in the struggle against an unjust political system. The women’s march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria led to significant changes in the law and the emancipation..…
For the Rights of Women in Daily Worker on March 11, 1954, Flynn discusses U.S origins of International Women's Day. ... At Congress of Socialist International in 1910, Zetkin's that March 8 be designated International Women's Day was accepted unanimously.. ..…
National Women's Hall of Fame announces Class of 2019 . . by Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press . Saturday, March 9th 2019 . AA . . (Photo: MGN Online) . . . NEW YORK — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, actress Jane Fonda and attorney Gloria Allred are being inducted into the National..…
Women’s March co-founder Linda Sarsour’s response to a proposed resolution in Congress that was to condemn the unique and pernicious hate of anti-Semitism, opened with a tirade against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) as a supposed tool of the “white patriarchy” —..…
TOKYO -- Participants in Women's March Tokyo on March 8 -- International Women's Day -- called for society without discrimination and violence... ... Allow women to sumo rings and held up placards.. The march follows year that has seen number of..…
Yazidi woman Salwa Sayed al-Omar, who escaped from the Islamic State, talks during an interview with Reuters near the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, in Syria March 7, 2019. ... After months of capture, the women were split from the men, whom she never saw again. ..…
For years, International Women's Day on March 8 would pass by without notice in U.S beyond number of leftists. In 2017 and 2018, thehistoric outpouring of the Women's Marcheswas followed up with international call to strike and protest on March 8. ..…
The damage done by United Methodist Church General Conference finally in for me when I saw two women renewing their wedding vows on their 15th anniversary last Sunday, March 3. ..…
In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces wounded 92 civilians, including 26 children, 2 women, a journalist, and 3 paramedics, while participating in the Return March. ... On Friday, 01 March 2019; the 49th week of the March of Return and Breaking Siege activities, Israeli forces wounded..…
Maria Fernanda Espinosa Garces, President of United Nations General Assembly, speaks during press briefing at the UN headquarters New York, March 8, 2019. Women are still vastly under-represented leadership positions around the world, and it's time to change it for good, Maria Fernanda..…
For more than three decades, March has been designated as Women's History Month, providing reminder of the amazing contributions of women throughout American history.. ..…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Marches and protests were put on Friday around the globe to mark International Women's Day under #BalanceforBetter, with calls for more gender-balanced world.. ..…
Istanbul police fired tear gas Friday at thousands of women who took to the city's on International Women's Day in defiance of protest ban to demand greater rights and denounce violence... ..…
Iceland ranks first among best countries for women: Report . . . . March 9, 2019 . 9:04 am . . . ..…
March 8: fighting for women's rights . . International Women's Day in New York in 2017. (© picture-alliance/dpa) . . ..…
On International Women’s Day (8 March) the Western-dominated celebrations have laudably used the occasion to praise women’s achievements and to press for women’s rights, a more gender-balanced world, equal pay, equal parliamentary representation, gender equality, “Me too”..…
International Women's Day is celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the movement for women's rights. . ... Cambodian police prevent women celebrating International Women's Day from leaving Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, March 8, 2019. ..…
rally being taken out to mark International Women's Day, Kathmandu, on Friday, March 8, 2019. ..…
It added that Israeli forces have killed 192 Palestinians since the Great Return March processions started in the Gaza Strip, on March 30th, 2018. Among them are 41 children, 2 women, 2 Journalists, 3 medical crews and eight with disabilities. . ..…
Police try to disperse a march marking International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey, March 8, 2019. ... In Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, hundreds called for the release of Syrian women in jail. ..…