Today is International Women's Day, a day of celebration and a day for action on women’s rights, around the world.
The day is an official holiday in Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Zambia. In some countries, such as Cameroon, Croatia, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Chile, the day is not a public holiday, but is widely observed nonetheless. en.wikipedia.org/...
The UN theme for this year is “Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”.
Here are a few notable tweets and stories from around the world -
PressForProgress
Google Doodle -
Events from around the world -
Marches
Spanish Women Demand Equality
Closing the gender gap -
We have work to do
Few inspiring videos -
Inspiring women -
Women stepping up for humanity in war zones -
Nobel women -
Women at NASA —
Women of Star Trek -
Dolls that inspire -
The golden arches celebrate with a flip —
A touch of class -
Elizabeth Warren — fighting for all of us -
Empowerment — for a better world -
Danai Gurira and Reese Witherspoon at the UN -
The United Nations at Work
We have miles to go ...
How are you celebrating International Women’s Day? Share your favorite stories and tweets.
Further Reading —
#InternationalWomensDay
- 55 Incredible Photos Of Girls Going To School Around The World — www.huffingtonpost.com/…
- International Women's Day - A Tale of Two Presidents — www.dailykos.com/...
- Also, please browse through the comments section for many more outstanding tweets.