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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sarah Johnson

Happy International Women’s Day: a look back at over a century of the global fight for justice and equality

A woman taking part in the 2022 International Women's Day Protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A woman taking part in the 2022 International Women’s Day Protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event’s origins date back to 1908. Photograph: Cris Faga/REX/Shutterstock

In India, a mural painted by women is being revealed at a metro station. In Mexico, protesters will be on the streets, demanding women’s rights. Jamaica will see the first all-female sitting of parliament. And in China, men will present the women in their lives with gifts. Happy International Women’s Day.

For years, women have marked the now-annual event on 8 March in different ways, but mostly to build momentum on issues that matter to them, and to inspire change.

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