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| International Women’s Day: Calls to Action, Words of Praise and Rallies | International Women’s Day: Calls to Action, Words of Praise and Rallies |
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| Iceland’s government announced plans to eradicate gender pay disparities by 2022. In Moscow, four feminist activists unfurled a giant poster outside the Kremlin denouncing patriarchy, and they were arrested. India’s prime minister honored a symbol of rural women’s aspirations for dignity and self-sufficiency — the toilet. The Egyptian authorities announced that they would allow female prison inmates an extra family visit this month. | Iceland’s government announced plans to eradicate gender pay disparities by 2022. In Moscow, four feminist activists unfurled a giant poster outside the Kremlin denouncing patriarchy, and they were arrested. India’s prime minister honored a symbol of rural women’s aspirations for dignity and self-sufficiency — the toilet. The Egyptian authorities announced that they would allow female prison inmates an extra family visit this month. |
| Individuals and governments observed International Women’s Day around the world on Wednesday, in an outpouring of support for women’s equality and empowerment. | Individuals and governments observed International Women’s Day around the world on Wednesday, in an outpouring of support for women’s equality and empowerment. |
| In Tbilisi, Georgia, women demonstrated under a symbolic “glass ceiling” to illustrate limitations on women’s empowerment. | In Tbilisi, Georgia, women demonstrated under a symbolic “glass ceiling” to illustrate limitations on women’s empowerment. |
| Protests were scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in dozens of cities across France. In Paris, the demonstrators planned to march from the Place de la République to the Opéra Garnier. | |
| Unions, student organizations and feminist associations were calling for women to start striking at 3:40 p.m.: symbolically, the time of day when Frenchwomen stop being paid, they argue, because of an average 26 percent pay gap with Frenchmen. | |
| With presidential elections coming up in April and May, the organizers of the protests unveiled a list of 20 demands, including salary increases, less temporary work and better enforcement of penalties for companies that discriminate against women, including when they are pregnant. | |
| In Russia, President Vladimir V. Putin lauded women, saying: “Even today, on International Women’s Day, you are still caught up in your routine, working tirelessly, always on time. We often ask ourselves: How do they manage it all?” | In Russia, President Vladimir V. Putin lauded women, saying: “Even today, on International Women’s Day, you are still caught up in your routine, working tirelessly, always on time. We often ask ourselves: How do they manage it all?” |
| In South Korea, about 700 women’s rights advocates rallied in a conference hall in Seoul, calling for an end to gender discrimination and the loosening of abortion restrictions. Demonstrators carried signs reading “3 O’Clock, Stop,” a reference to the gender pay gap: Women are compensated so much less than men that they are essentially working for free after 3 p.m. | In South Korea, about 700 women’s rights advocates rallied in a conference hall in Seoul, calling for an end to gender discrimination and the loosening of abortion restrictions. Demonstrators carried signs reading “3 O’Clock, Stop,” a reference to the gender pay gap: Women are compensated so much less than men that they are essentially working for free after 3 p.m. |
| In Yogyakarta, Indonesia, women danced during a celebration. | In Yogyakarta, Indonesia, women danced during a celebration. |
| In Colombo, Sri Lanka, traditional dancers performed. | In Colombo, Sri Lanka, traditional dancers performed. |
| The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, who has made inflammatory remarks about sexual assault, gave a speech praising women — though he also lashed out at the country’s highest-ranking female elected official, Vice President Leni Robredo, and at a political rival, Senator Leila de Lima. Another senator, Risa Hontiveros, accused Mr. Duterte of allowing a “pervasive culture of sexism, misogyny and gender bias.” | The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, who has made inflammatory remarks about sexual assault, gave a speech praising women — though he also lashed out at the country’s highest-ranking female elected official, Vice President Leni Robredo, and at a political rival, Senator Leila de Lima. Another senator, Risa Hontiveros, accused Mr. Duterte of allowing a “pervasive culture of sexism, misogyny and gender bias.” |
| Outside a Roman Catholic church in Manila, the capital, women wore masks smudged with fake blood to call for an end to violence against women. At a rally near the United States Embassy, female police officers holding truncheons stood guard as a women’s group, Gabriela, held a rally. | Outside a Roman Catholic church in Manila, the capital, women wore masks smudged with fake blood to call for an end to violence against women. At a rally near the United States Embassy, female police officers holding truncheons stood guard as a women’s group, Gabriela, held a rally. |
| One of the most unusual events was in India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a ceremony in honor of 10 “clean warriors,” all women who had campaigned to improve rural sanitation. They included Sushila Khurkute, 30, who recently gained notoriety when, seven months into her third pregnancy, she spent three solitary days chipping away at the rocky ground with a stick to make her family a toilet. | One of the most unusual events was in India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a ceremony in honor of 10 “clean warriors,” all women who had campaigned to improve rural sanitation. They included Sushila Khurkute, 30, who recently gained notoriety when, seven months into her third pregnancy, she spent three solitary days chipping away at the rocky ground with a stick to make her family a toilet. |
| A group of Unicef volunteers touring the area began documenting her efforts and her story. The toilet, she told them, was crucial to the welfare of her child. Because women defecating in open fields are vulnerable to sexual assault, she said, she had starved herself during her two previous pregnancies, weakening her babies. | A group of Unicef volunteers touring the area began documenting her efforts and her story. The toilet, she told them, was crucial to the welfare of her child. Because women defecating in open fields are vulnerable to sexual assault, she said, she had starved herself during her two previous pregnancies, weakening her babies. |
| The images rippled across India, where around 300 million women still defecate in the open. | The images rippled across India, where around 300 million women still defecate in the open. |
| As Ms. Khurkute’s story was widely shared online, news outlets joined the discussion, nominating women like Kajal Roy, who mortgaged her jewelry and used the money to build 100 toilets, and Kunwar Bai, whose age was reported as 105, and who had sold two goats to build herself a toilet, despite never having used one. In a constellation of villages in the northern part of the country, elders recently voted to impose a new regulation — no daughters would be given away in marriage to a household that did not have a toilet. | As Ms. Khurkute’s story was widely shared online, news outlets joined the discussion, nominating women like Kajal Roy, who mortgaged her jewelry and used the money to build 100 toilets, and Kunwar Bai, whose age was reported as 105, and who had sold two goats to build herself a toilet, despite never having used one. In a constellation of villages in the northern part of the country, elders recently voted to impose a new regulation — no daughters would be given away in marriage to a household that did not have a toilet. |
| The United Nations sponsored a bicycle race and ceremony in Guinea-Bissau as part of a workshop on women in the workplace. Far fewer than half of all workers in that nation are women. Many work in the informal economy, with low pay and no social protection. | The United Nations sponsored a bicycle race and ceremony in Guinea-Bissau as part of a workshop on women in the workplace. Far fewer than half of all workers in that nation are women. Many work in the informal economy, with low pay and no social protection. |
| The United Nations also teamed up with the African Union to release a report on women’s rights. It showed the strides women had made, such as participation in various legislative bodies, but also highlighted the strides other countries have made. Several nations have passed measures against gender-based discrimination and gender-based violence, according to the report. | |
| In six African countries, however, legal protection for women against domestic violence does not exist. In 2013, African women and girls accounted for 62 percent of all deaths around the globe from preventable illnesses tied to pregnancy and childbirth. | In six African countries, however, legal protection for women against domestic violence does not exist. In 2013, African women and girls accounted for 62 percent of all deaths around the globe from preventable illnesses tied to pregnancy and childbirth. |
| If current trends continue, the report said, almost half of the world’s child brides in 2050 will be African. | If current trends continue, the report said, almost half of the world’s child brides in 2050 will be African. |
| Elsewhere in the world: | Elsewhere in the world: |
| ■ Activists with V-Day, a movement to end violence against women and girls, organized a “One Billion Rising” campaign, with protests around the world. | |
| ■ #ADayWithoutaWoman quickly became a popular hashtag on social media, calling on American women to participate in a national strike by taking the day off from work; not shopping (except in small businesses or female- or minority-owned stores); or wearing red in solidarity. | |
| ■ Marches for reproductive rights took place in Dublin, Warsaw and other cities. | |
| ■ Thousands of Italian women marched in demonstrations throughout Italy, chanting slogans against discrimination and violence against women, a hot-button topic in a country where femicide is closely monitored by the national media. | |
| ■ In Hong Kong, protesters held a vigil against the policies of President Trump, whose tweet on International Women’s Day drew a backlash on social media. | |
| On Twitter — often a hostile environment for women — several notable commentators took note of the day: | On Twitter — often a hostile environment for women — several notable commentators took note of the day: |