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The General Assembly adopted a resolution proclaiming a United Nations Day for Women's Rights and International Peace to be observed on any day of the year by Member States, in accordance with their historical and national traditions.

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Kenyan women on Monday demonstrated against increasing violence against girls and women, as the country begins to confront an attack in downtown Nairobi where a woman wearing a miniskirt was stripped naked.

A group of women’s-rights activists had planned to mark International Women’s Day on March 8th by handing out leaflets and stickers in several Chinese cities to draw attention to the prevalence of sexual harassment on public transport.

Women lead by the wife of Leopoldo Lopez against the violence used on protestors to suppress them

In protest of Ireland's abortion laws women are twitting their menstrual cycles to Irish pm Edna Kenny

For more than 100 years, women around the world have been observing International Women's Day. The United Nations made it official in 1977 with March 8 as the date to reflect on women's rights worldwide. Mariama Diallo reports on one particular group of women who played a crucial role in the recent revolutions in their respective countries.

Pollster Dalia Mogahed shares surprising data on Egyptian people's attitudes and hopes before the Arab Spring — with a special focus on the role of women in sparking change.

Are women in the Arab world more empowered now than they were two years ago? After the ouster of longtime secular strongmen in places like Libya and Tunisia, what policies, what role for women? François Picard and his panel discuss more broadly the trends in Arab society.

www.therealnews.com 10,000 Egytian women protest against the brutal attacks by Egypt's security forces on protesters generally and on the woman known as "the blue bra" girl. The epic march, mobilised through Facebook and Twitter on 20 December 2011, brought together women of all ages, and across the social and class divide. They were united in the refusal to be intimidated and called for the military government to step down. Report by Real News: www.therealnews.com

5,000 women in Kerala protest their wages being slashed and tell men that it is a women only protest