Demonstrators march for International Women's Day, other causes

As the world celebrates International Women's Day, celebrating it in the Arab world comes with mixed reactions. In a region that has embraced more change in the past two years than it has in the past two decades, the issue of women empowerment and

The first International Women's Day was held in 1911, but it was international only in the technical sense that women in four European nations marched. These activists were ahead of their time in thinking about women's economic and political equality

A day after International Women's Day, dozens of Southern California residents took to the streets Saturday to call attention to a variety of issues, including poverty, incarceration, foster care and veterans' needs. About 60 people gathered at the

UNHCR chief also notes action taken to address sexual and gender-based violence, including development and implementation of country-specific SGBV strategies in 15 states.

On International Women's Day, we have a number of groundbreaking accomplishments to celebrate. This year alone, women in the U.S. won the right to serve on the front lines in combat and President Obama inched closer to