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A PROGRAMME of action is being launched worldwide today to mark the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Events are being staged across Britain to highlight the problem of violence against women, which affects one third of all women over their lifetimes.
The UN launched the annual event on December 17 1999, with the intention of raising public awareness of the problem.
As the world marks International Women’s Day, African women warn that wars, mineral grabs and militarism are drowning out promises of peace. Human rights defender MARIE-CLAIRE FARAY explains
Half a century after transformative laws reshaped Britain, women’s rights are again contested. This International Women’s Day is a call to remember how change was won, and to organise to defend it, says KATE RAMSDEN
ROGER McKENZIE calls for greater support from trade unionists and the general public for female workers involved in industrial disputes