International Women’s Day: Celebrating Achievements and Continuing the Struggle

Every year, the 8th of March is the day when we celebrate the multiple achievements of women: social, economic, cultural and political. International Women’s Day also serves as a valuable reminder that the struggle in our societies for gender equality is not over and that systemic barriers that hinder women’s progress in all spheres of life still need to be dealt with.

Starting in Manchester with Emmeline Pankhurst, her daughters Christabel, Sylvia and Adela, the suffragettes of the early 20th century, when women passionately campaigned for voting rights (“Deeds, not Words”), to the current fights for reproductive rights, equal pay and an end to gender violence, the quest for women’s rights has left a lasting impact on societies and changed narratives globally. The Philippines, where the whole month of March is National Women’s Month, embraces the importance of this annual moment of attention to deeds, not only word

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