International Women's Day (and Girls' Day)

Today March 8 is the International Day of Working Women, also called "International Women's Day", in which the social participation of women in equality with men and full development as individuals are claimed. And this also works for girls.

In this video of UN Women, the UN of women, highlights that the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action that 20 years ago set the agenda for the realization of the rights of women and girls is not yet achieved. all.

There have been many achievements, but inequality and violation of the rights of women and girls in the world still persist, so there is a long way to go.

And it is that by the simple fact of being born a girl they are more vulnerable, they in many places are less likely to access an education, to access health care, more risk of abuse ...

The Union of Family Associations (UNAF) highlights this year on the occasion of March 8 that gender violence, the wage gap, attacks on women's sexual and reproductive rights or lack of co-responsibility show the lack of equality.

For all this this year on the International Women's Day will be very present the effort to boost the rights of women and children , which allow humanity to advance. Happy days, women and girls!

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