Latin America’s IWD mobilizations challenge neoliberalism and patriarchy
Mobilizations demanded respect for women’s lives in the face of gender violence, as well as the end of the neoliberal advance in the region.
South Asian women celebrate March 8 by waging battles against gender violence and for economic survival
Women’s movements in the region have firmly united with other progressive and left movements in the struggle for a better world.
Pakistan’s Aurat March calls for the recognition of gender based violence as national emergency
Women groups in Pakistan also called for a national holiday on March 8 so that more women can participate in the celebrations of International Women’s Day freely.
Women rise up in France as March 8 approaches
A coalition of unions and grassroots movements in France is preparing for a month-long mobilization linking International Women’s Day and People’s Health Day
Women’s groups across Europe mark International Women’s Day
The COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in oppression prompted by misogynist, conservative and far-right groups across Europe have threatened rights, lives and livelihoods of women across Europe
Around the World in 8 minutes: Mumia Abu-Jamal’s struggle for justice and more
In this episode of Around the World in 8 Minutes, we look at the struggle of Mumia Abu-Jamal for his rights and health, the development of various vaccine candidates in Cuba and the global mobilizations and preparations ahead of International Women’s Day
Women leading the struggle against militarization
Women leading justice movements worldwide recognize more and more Israel’s involvement in systems that oppress them. They increasingly see the Palestinian call for a military embargo on Israel as not just a demand by Palestinians, but also as linked to their own liberation and justice struggles.
“The war against Venezuela positions the bodies of women as territories of conquest and domination”
Feminist militant Isis Ochoa discusses the centrality of women in the struggle against imperialism in Venezuela
Portuguese women protests rise in violence against women
Major events were organized in the cities of Lisbon, Porto, Braga, and Coimbra by the March 8 Network in Portugal
“When women stop, the world stops”: International Women’s Day 2019
All across the world, International Working Women’s Day became an occasion to mark the historical struggles that have been led by feminists from across the gender spectrum for a more equal world
The enduring gender wage gap in India
The fact that the average female wage rate is still less than 3/4th of average male wage rate in rural India is a matter of grave concern
Around the World in 8 Minutes- Episode 12
In this episode, we bring you ground report from the International women’s day march in New Delhi. We also look into the aviation workers’ strike in Kenya.
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
