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UN chief: Legal equality for women could take 300 years as backlash rises against women's rights
Read full article: UN chief: Legal equality for women could take 300 years as backlash rises against women's rightsThe United Nations chief says legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for gender equality has become an uphill struggle against rank discrimination and gross human human rights abuses.
LIVE: Secretary of State delivers remarks at an International Women’s Day Reception
Read full article: LIVE: Secretary of State delivers remarks at an International Women’s Day ReceptionWomen around the globe marked International Women’s Day on Friday, taking part in strikes, marches and demonstrations that underscored efforts to combat discrimination and accelerate the drive for gender parity.
Facing historic shifts, Latin American women bathe streets in purple on International Women's Day
Read full article: Facing historic shifts, Latin American women bathe streets in purple on International Women's DayWomen across Latin America are bathing their city streets in purple in commemoration of International Women’s Day at a time when gender rights advocates in the region face both historic steps forward and setbacks.
This is how International Women’s Day came into existence, and how it’s celebrated around the globe
Read full article: This is how International Women’s Day came into existence, and how it’s celebrated around the globeInternational Women's Day is a day that recognizes and upholds the achievements of women around the world, as well as promotes gender equality.
Women's Day events highlight major gaps in gender equality
Read full article: Women's Day events highlight major gaps in gender equalityFrom demands for constitutional rights in Islamabad to calls for economic parity in Manila, Paris and Madrid, International Women’s Day demonstrations are highlighting the unfinished work of providing equity for half of the planet’s population.
5 prominent Black women to be featured in Lincolnville museum exhibit
Read full article: 5 prominent Black women to be featured in Lincolnville museum exhibitNews4Jax is taking you behind the scenes of a new exhibit at the Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center. It features five Black women who worked to make a difference during the civil rights movement and beyond. The Lincolnville Museum, housed inside St. Augustine’s first Black public high school building, is chock full of history. “Prenatal care and postnatal care.”Five extraordinary Lincolnville women who persevered, whose contributions made a difference. Gayle Phillips says this is the first installation of this exhibit, but the museum could expand on it in the future.