International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women’s Day (IWD) has occurred for well over a century, with the first March 8 IWD gathering supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.
The theme for International Women’s Day 2018 is:
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Some of the young women in our Crisis Program recently participated in a women’s march in Vancouver. Check out their awesome signs below: