International Women's Day News

AROUND 60 people gathered at the Emmanuel United Reform Church in Worthing on Saturday to celebrate International Women's Day.

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The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed grave concern over the death of a rape victim who had set herself ablaze because a police report had helped the rapist get bail in the case.

Women make up 52 per cent of the Scottish population, so we do have not only a right but in fact a statutory obligation to be heard.

In recognition of International Women's Day, the Western Union Foundation announced a grant of USD$125,000 to Mercy Corps.

IT is a universally acknowledged truth that women form the backbone of any community.

And grandmothers, daughters and children danced in the street on Saturday, March 8, as part of a weekend of celebrations and activities.

Pam Clarke, third from right, with the Prime Minister at the reception at Number 10 Downing Street with fellow winners An 86-year-old grandmother, who still works five days a week at a Tesco store and has dedicated her life to the people of her local community, has been announced as a Tesco Mum of the Year winner.

A DISPLAY of 104 pairs of women's shoes in police evidence tag bags was set up in the city centre.

Young women from local groups spent the day looking at examples of women's achievements from the past, discussing what it's like to be a woman today and what they want the future for young women to be like.

'We have had enough of Boko Haram.' This was the message from Nigerian women who marched peacefully in a number of cities last week to protest against the latest killings by the radical Islamist group.

This past Saturday, March 8 was International Women's Day. While some progress has been made in ensuring greater equality for women, much more action is needed.

Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

When I boarded the plane to Cairo, Egypt, to make sure everything was in place for the women's delegation headed to Gaza, I had no reason to think I'd end up in a jail cell at the Cairo airport and then violently deported.

TO mark International Women's Day, women's organisation Blackburn Soroptimists handed over gifts to a local domestic abuse and forced marriage support group.

'Looks like we were sidelined from the Big Bang.' Seated on a huge couch in a satin, white robe at the India Today Conclave, Kalki emoted one of the best performances of her life.

Shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh MP visited Buxton last week to speak to local women as part of International Women's Day.

Girl pupils from Sandiacre's Friesland School marked International Women's Day by taking part in a seminar with the theme 'Troubled and Troublesome Teenagers'.

Poet Linton Kwesi Johnson with Selma James from Global Women's Strike at the Crossroads Women's Centre in Kentish Town Residents across Hampstead and Highgate brought a message of equality and solidarity to the fore on Saturday as they celebrated International Women's Day.

In a weekend visit to Wetherby, Yvette Cooper, MP for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford sat down with five business owners and Labour's parliamentary candidate for Elmet and Rothwell Veronica King to discuss the opportunities for women in business and the challenges they face.