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International Women’s Day

All the latest from International Women's Day, a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural and political achievements of women.

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Who is Mary Wollstonecraft? Pioneer Jeremy Corbyn wants honoured with a statue

Channel: UK UK December 12, 2019 By Jessica Lindsay
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Brewdog's pink 'beer for girls' stunt spectacularly backfires

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 12, 2019 By Jessica Lindsay

Woman discovers suffragette founder is a relative after going through old post

Channel: UK UK December 12, 2019 By Zoe Drewett

Suffragettes should not be pardoned, says prominent pro-women activist

Channel: UK UK December 12, 2019 By Zoe Drewett

Pardon suffragettes made criminals during fight for vote, say campaigners

Channel: UK UK December 12, 2019 By Zoe Drewett

Presenter sacked after calling male student 'gay' for supporting women's rights

Channel: World World December 12, 2019 By Toby Meyjes
Pictured is: average 1957 woman (left) with 2017 woman. Lingerie brand Blubella who have issued pictures illustrating the extraordinary way that women's bodies have changed in the last 60 years.Disclaimer: While Cavendish Press (Manchester) Ltd uses its' best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied. The publication of images is solely at your discretion. For terms and conditions see http://www.cavendish-press.co.uk/pages/terms-and-conditions.aspx

The average woman of 1957 looks VERY different to the average woman of 2017

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 12, 2019 By Holly Royce

Trump tweeted about International Women's Day and the responses are epic

Channel: World World March 8, 2017 By Simon Robb

Here's how these celebrities celebrated International Women's Day

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz December 12, 2019 By Elizabeth Adetula

Empowering illustrations celebrating International Women's Day

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 12, 2019 By Hattie Gladwell

Girl, 5, single-handedly cooks, cleans and cares for her grandmothers

Channel: World World March 8, 2017 By Ashitha Nagesh

Snapchat has released 3 special filters for International Women's Day

Channel: Tech Tech December 12, 2019 By Imogen Groome

Why Britain needs more female statues that aren't nudes, royals or virgins

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 12, 2019 By Amy Willis
International Women's Day 2017: We asked our mentors to share their best advice and this is what they said

We asked our mentors to share their best advice and this is what they said

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 12, 2019 By Holly Royce
Renee Zellweger during filming of Bridget Jones's Baby, the third instalment of the Bridget Jones franchise, outside Sainsbury's in Woolich. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday October 7, 2015. Photo credit should read: Daniel Leal-Olivas/PA Wire

Women have voted Bridget Jones as their most inspirational fictional heroine

Channel: Film Film December 12, 2019 By Rebecca Lewis

We asked grandmothers the most inspirational thing they've seen women achieve

Channel: UK UK December 12, 2019 By Nicole Morley

International Women's Day: The kickass females killing it in their field

Channel: UK UK December 12, 2019 By Nicole Morley
The bronze statue, "The Fearless Girl" by the artist Kristen Visbal attracted attention at Bowling Green Park in New York on its first day, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Installed just prior to International Women's Day, it is a campaign by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) to educate the companies that have women in executive positions perform better and to call on the 3500 companies that collectively have more than $30 trillion in market capitalization to increase the amount of women on their boards. SSGA has the SPDRÆSSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF trading under the moniker "SHE". (Photo by¿Richard B. Levine) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***

A statue of a fearless girl is staring down the charging bull of Wall Street

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle December 12, 2019 By Holly Royce

International Women's Day: The female pioneers celebrated in today's Google Doodle

Channel: World World December 12, 2019 By Daniel Mackrell

Piers Morgan tells Polish MEP he is 'horrendous sexist pig' in brutal interview

Channel: UK UK December 12, 2019 By Toby Meyjes

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