international women's day: all articles

International Women's Day is marked around the world on 8 March as an occasion for the celebration of the political, social and economic empowerment of women, and for the reassertion of women's rights worldwide.
Friday 6th March

Gender matters

Jane Powell and Rosemary Bechler, 6 March 2009
50.50 talks to a gender activist about a much-needed conversation

A world of women

Rosemary Bechler, 6 March 2009
A medley of women’s voices on International Women’s Day
Thursday 13th March

Clowning glories: Hollywood's screwball women

Kasia Boddy, 13 March 2008
Kasia Boddy celebrates the brief reign of screwball's madcap women

One day of life: a Romanian odyssey

Grace Davies, 13 March 2008

Cristian Mungiu makes humane, engaging art from the bleakness of a young woman's illegal abortion

Friday 7th March

Riyadh: city of women

Bissane El-Cheikh, 7 March 2008
Saudi Arabia's women and young people are creating new spaces of personal freedom

HIV/Aids: a war on women

Alice Welbourn, 7 March 2008

US-led international HIV/Aids policies are discriminating against those they need to help most

 

Thursday 6th March

When will they ever learn? Women, men and peace-building

Lesley Abdela, 6 March 2008
International Women's Day is a moment to press the case for women to be at the heart of peace-building
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